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Roane Co. Hwy. 95 to Reopen (TN)- Radioactive Material Spill

Highway 95 in Roane County will be fully functional again for your Monday morning commute. Department of Energy leaders said all the radioactive material spilled on the roadway Friday has been removed.

Contractor Bechtel Jacobs and DOE still have not said why it took nearly 4 hours after the radioactive leak to notify the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency of the problem, and nearly 5 hours to shut down the highway.

Several investigations are being done. Link to Article

178 posted on 05/17/2004 12:58:11 PM PDT by all4one ("...a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents" Sir W. Churchill)
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Poisoned Alcohol Kills Nine People (China)

Nine people have died from drinking alcohol, laced with the poisonous chemical formaldehyde, in Guangzhou, capital city of southern Guangdong Province.

Another 33 people have become violently ill after drinking the poisoned liquor. Local sources said four people were critically ill and three others were in a serious condition in hospital. The first two deaths were reported last Tuesday. On Wednesday, two more similar deaths were found in Baiyun District of the city.

The two men were identified as Wang Funian and Hou Shangjian, from Taihe Town. Both reported symptoms of poisoning on Monday afternoon after drinking liquor brought from the same stall.

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One Quarter of Produce in Kaohsiung Poisoned (Taiwan)

China Post, Taiwan - May 12, 2004 Close to a quarter of vegetables and fruits consumed in Kaohsiung was poisoned, a former produce inspector exposed yesterday. Kaohsiung ...

I was unable to open the link from Google for this story.

179 posted on 05/17/2004 1:02:05 PM PDT by all4one ("...a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents" Sir W. Churchill)
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