Radiation tests expanded to 33 VA hospitals after World War II
The Boston Herald reports more than 200 radiation experiments were conducted at 33 VA hospitals by end of 1953, doubling prior estimates. The VA and Defense and Energy departments review files. officials note unclear consent and scope. Earlier reports tied tests to service-connected disability claims and the Manhattan Project era collaborations.
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Boston Herald
Department of Veterans Affairs
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Veterans Affairs
Jesse Brown
Brown
Departments of Defense and Energy
Essere Sey
van Nuys
Calif
Oil spill battlers gain headway in San Juan
Coast Guard and private crews pushed to contain a major spill off San Juan after a barge struck a coral reef. In 244 days about 100,000 of 750,000 gallons had been recovered and roughly 400,000 gallons were pumped onto a salvage barge by midday Sunday as pumps operated through the night.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Fear of AIDS keeps diverse volunteers from Johns Hopkins vaccine studies
Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine say fear of HIV infection drives away female and minority volunteers, limiting diversity in AIDS vaccine trials. Since 1988 only 21 percent of 300 volunteers have been black and 29 percent female, prompting calls for broader recruitment though trust remains low.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Jack Lambert
Carol Hilton
Angie del Nero
Fires threaten Sydney as weather clears across Australia
In southeast Australia 10,000 firefighters pressed offensive against 136 fires as cooler air let bulldozers enter ruins near Sydney. Four dead, 1.5 million acres scorched, 185 homes and 30 other buildings lost, thousands treated for smoke and burns, revival of clearer skies ends haze.
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Sydney
Australia
Rebels intensify Chiapas uprising across Mexico
Indian rebels seize border towns in Chiapas, fire on a military base, and bomb electric towers near a Mexico City metropolis of 18 million. Four blasts around the capital injure one, with another in Acapulco. The Zapatista National Liberation Army maintains momentum as 15,000 troops are deployed south and vigilance remains north. Since January 1, 105 people, mostly rebels, have died.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Acapulco
Zapatista National Liberation Army
Chiapas
North Korea girds Yongbyon with 300 anti air guns
South Korea reports North Korea has deployed about 300 anti-aircraft guns around Yongbyon to deter possible U.N. sanctions. The Unification Ministry said the North also held 21 air defense drills, signaling high tension on the peninsula as the United States and allies consider economic or military measures over Pyongyang’s alleged nuclear program.
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South Korea
North Korea
Yongbyon
U.N
North
Dean
Korean
United States
Laos noncooperation noted in Vietnam War missing list
U S senators Ted Stevens and Daniel Inouye said Laos has not fully cooperated in accounting for Americans missing in action from the Vietnam War. briefing in Hanoi covered 1 647 in Vietnam 505 in Laos 78 in Cambodia and 8 in China amid Laos Laos Vietnam border issues and North Vietnamese control areas.
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Vietnam
Laos
U.S
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Daniel Inouye
Hawaii
Inouye
Senate Defense Appropriations
Stevens
MIA
Cambodia
China
Laos-Vietnam
North Vietnam
Ex-Real Estate Partner Defends Clintons in Whitewater Saga
James McDougal, former partner in Whitewater Development Corp., defends the Clintons against benefiting from Madison Guaranty funds and disputes the scale of losses. He cites Clinton campaign figures, while critics seek a special prosecutor. McDougal and attorney Heuer say Whitewater records were handled per agreement.
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Ark
Arkansas Real Estate
Clinton
James McDougal
Arkansas Thrift
Clintons
Whitewater Development Corp
S&l
McDougal
Associated Press
Justice Department
Thrift
Whitewater
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-N.y
Congress
Gore
Nixon
Ford
CBS
Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan
White House
Vincent Foster
Foster
Heuer
Washington
Ottawa Kansas approves re zoning and land parcel changes
The Ottawa city government passes multiple ordinances January 1994 re zoning map amendments for parcels in Franklin County Kansas. Ordinances 3001-04 3068-04 and 9062-04 modify zoning designations, authorize lot splits by administrator, and set weed control rules affecting areas around King Street Keokuk Street and nearby tracts with specific parcel descriptions and street interfaces.
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Otawa
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Sigta
King Street
Lee Inne
Keokuk Street
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