Poisoning Hoax Shuts Off Water In 9 Louisiana Towns
Anonymous calls claiming cyanide poisoning cut tap water for 65,000 people across nine Cajun country towns from Rayne to Houma. Some towns restored service after tests found no poison. officials warned the hoax posed a nuisance and school disruptions.
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Sue Ellen Lewis
State Health Department
Milo A. Nickel
The
Crowley
Eunice
National Guard
Civil Defense
Joubert
al Hoffman
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
U.S. 90
Houma
Opelousas
Sunset
Broussard
St. Gabriel
Abbeville
Delcambre
Satellite debris and radiation alert after Cosmos 1402 reentry
U S ships and planes with radiation gear hunt for signs of a Soviet satellite that broke up over Earth after a mid February burn up. Agencies say protective action is over though fragments may remain radioactive. The main 6000 pound body likely burned up while a 110 pound uranium powered piece could fall mid February.
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Indian Ocean
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Diego Garcia
Pentagon
United States
Wagner
Air Force
Mark Foutch
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