Fires sweep Mo Kansas fields and timberlands 20 hurt
Fires driven by hot winds burned thousands of acres across Missouri and Kansas prompting evacuations in Morgan County and near Saginaw Newton County. About 20 people were injured as crews battled multiple large fires, including a 2,000 acre blaze in Newton County and a southeast Kansas City apartment complex fire. Authorities blamed dry conditions and careless burning, with fire departments stretched thin across rural areas.
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Kansas
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Johnson
McDonald County
Joseph Teasdale
Missouri National
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Countryshire
Anderson County
Kan
Sheriff's Department
Garnett
Telephone Company
Cass County
Dennis R. Culpepper
Harrisonville
Mission Creek
Desert Hot Springs
California
Victorville
Calif
Red Mountain
San Bernardino County
Toxic spill shuts vast Louisiana oyster beds and port channels
A damaged container with 25,000 pounds of pentachloro phenol PCP spilled into the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet near Shell Beach Louisiana forcing the closure of about half of Lake Borgne and a key shrimping and oystering area. Coast guard and Peterson Maritime plan to vacuum the toxin from a 45 foot channel with a home aquarium style system. An oyster tested high for PCP prompting cautions on consumption.
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Shell Beach
UPI
Mississippi River Gulf
Lake Borgne
Gwen White
St. Bernard Parish
Coast Guard
Larry Clark
Peterson Maritime Services
Clark
Peterson
Harold A. Heitkamp
Heitkamp
Husbands Share More Housework in Changing Roles
UPI reports a survey of 1,000 married men showing many husbands now share chores beyond taking out the garbage. Results find 80 percent cook, 70 percent handle major shopping, 56 percent shop with wife, 47 percent vacuum, 41 percent wash dishes, while dusting and cleaning the oven are less common.
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San Francisco
UPI
Jerome E. Whisten
Esearch
Cunningham & Walsh, Inc
Ohlsten
DMSO Hearing Probes Pain Relief Claims in Senate
A Senate health subcommittee chaired by Sen Edward Kennedy planned hearings on DMSO its effects and hazards with witnesses including FDA Commissioner Jere Govan The drug once an industrial solvent is now studied for medical use Florida and Oregon permit its use as a pain reliever CBS 60 Minutes report spurred controversy Also cited is Atlanta Falcons QB June Jones who says rubbing DMSO on his throwing shoulder relieved soreness.
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UPD
Senate Health
Food and Drug Administration
Jere Govan
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
CBS
60 Minutes
June Jones
Atlanta Falcons
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