Dioxin found in barrels buried on Denney land
In Aurora Missouri EPA officials confirmed that barrels on Jim Denney’s farm contained dioxin, a highly toxic chemical. A firm will assess safe removal and disposal with possible temporary on-site storage, while investigators consider charges. The site was buried by Northeast Pharmaceutical and Chemical Co about a decade ago, with water safety not yet compromised.
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Aurora
UPI
Jim Denney
Denney
Verona
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Northeast Pharmaceutical and Chemical Co
U.S. Justice Department
Detroit fears census undercount amid worker abuse
Detroit officials warn the 1980 census may undercount residents despite a large outreach campaign. Census workers report verbal abuse and occasional violence in the inner city as mail-back rates lag behind the national 85 percent. If the undercount stands, federal aid and political representation could be affected, with Detroit losing millions over the past decade.
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Detroit
UPI
Reactiow Tic Conene Auréau
Robert McWilliam
Census Bureau
McWilliam
Detro
Deadly Saskatchewan crash kills 23 CP railroad workers
A rain slicked highway near Webb Saskatchewan saw a bus carrying about 35 CP railroad workers collide with a car and be struck by a fuel tanker. At least 23 died, 11 injured, fire and explosions described as a mass fatality scene. Autopsies to begin. identification may be difficult. Witnesses recalled a horrific, chaotic crash with flames and people pulled from wreckage. The tanker split in half leaving oil pools and scattered hard hats and gloves.
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Swift Current
Saskatchewan
UPI
Canadian Pacific Railway
Webb
Stewart McMillan
McMillan
Bill Jungken
Brian Melhov
Police throw heart attack victim into drunk tank
A 74-year-old man, John Henry Triplett, suffered a heart attack and was put in Weber County’s drunk tank by police who mistook him for intoxicated. He remains in critical care at St Benedict’s Hospital in Ogden, and his caretaker says Triplett does not drink and was likely mugged prior to the attack.
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Ogden, Utah
UPI
Weber County
St. Benedicts’s Hospital
Ogden
John Henry Triplett
Trippiet
Donetta Trujillo
Triplett
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