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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1983

Page

6

Mystery professor Crafton hid secret research career

Washington AP report details Paul Arthur Crafton a professor with 33 aliases who did secret research for 25 years under government clearance. Navy records show he worked at the Naval Research Laboratory on IFF equipment while teaching at George Washington University, facing 27 counts for alleged theft, forgery, and tampering in Pennsylvania. Crafton, 60, from Potomac Maryland, is called to a preliminary hearing in Millersville, with dates set for May 26.

Washington Paul Arthur Crafton Defense Department Dennis Sawyer Navy Crafton Sawyer Potomac George Washington University Millersville Shippensburg Pennsylvania Lancaster Cumberland Stella Caldwell

Tanker Methanol Crash Evacuates 850 Near Penderlea NC

A tanker carrying 8000 gallons of methanol crashed into a school bus near Penderlea causing 43 injuries and evacuations of 650 students and 200 Hosiery Mill workers. The bus driver, 17 year old William Jefferson of Wilmington, was hospitalized with head injuries. The fire, fueled by spilled methanol, was contained and power outages affected the area.

Pendersea N.C John Paul Keon Keon Penderlea Keen William Jefferson Wilmington New Hanover Memorial

Seven men jailed over alleged gang crime in Boston apartment

Seven men were jailed in Boston after a 17 year old girl said she was abducted at a bus station and taken to an apartment where a group harmed her. Two women suspected of involvement left during the incident. All seven face charges of holding against a person with bail set from 2 000 to 50 000 dollars.

Boston Massachusetts New Bedford Francis Graham

FDA rapped Todhunter work at EPA in 1981 contract

EPA official John A. Todhunter directed a 1981 contract later canceled for sloppy science. An FDA memo questions his intervening with a top FDA official to seek leniency. Rep. Synar calls the move highly inappropriate as Todhunter faces conflict of interest probes.

Washington John A. Todhunter Environmental Protection Agency EPA Todhunter Food and Drug Administration FDA Mike Synar D-Okla House Government Operations Environment Pesticides and Toxic Substances Andrulis Research Corp Bethesda Andrulis Reagan Administration

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