Solon Rips Biological Army Tests Over Dugway
Representative Richard D. McCarthy disclosed to Secretary Finch that the Army tested a lethal encephalitis strain at Dugway Proving Grounds Utah near where 6400 sheep were killed by nerve gas last year He said the gas killed cattle and tainted 100 square miles of pasture for years The Defense Department denied cattle deaths and certified adjacent range land safe McCarthy urged a full investigation and noted plans to move 27000 tons of obsolete poison gas to New Jersey for disposal amid safety concerns