Jun 15, 2004 7:50 am US/Eastern
(1010 WINS) EAST WINDSOR, Conn. -- University of Connecticut officials were performing a necropsy to determine what killed five calves at an East Windsor farm.
A neighbor called police Sunday afternoon to report that someone was attempting to bury five cows in a field, the Journal Inquirer of Manchester reported.
A sixth calf had a fever and was being treated with antibiotics, East Windsor animal control officer John Patsky said.
Patsky said there were no signs of mad cow disease. He said he has never seen anything similar before.
"There's no markings on them," Patsky told WFSB-TV. "It's got to be some type of disease."
Patsky said the eight mature cows in the herd appeared healthy. He said it could have been something the three- to four-month old calves ate or drank, or a bacteria or virus.
Results of the necropsy were expected Tuesday afternoon at the earliest.
Patsky notified the state Department of Public Health.
Ray Jones, who lives near the Harrington Road farm, said the cows were making a lot of noise over the weekend.
"A lot of mooing. It was loud," Jones said. "I live five doors down and I could hear it like it was in my backyard. And it went on all day long. I wasn't just something that went on for a few minutes."
The owner of the farm was reportedly in South Africa and returning to Connecticut. Patsky said the owner, whom he would not name, hired a part-time caretaker to tend to the beef herd, and the caretaker was very upset about the deaths.
Karen Grava, a spokeswoman for UConn, said she could not immediately comment on the testing. One calf was taken to a veterinary laboratory on the Storrs campus for the examination.
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TerroristWarning.com Terrorism Headlines 06/15/2004 # 1
National:
[MSNBC] OHIO - Man allegedly in al-Qaida plot to bomb mall
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5209103/
[Vineland Daily Journal] NEW JERSEY - Suspicious package probed in mall lot [ False alarm ]
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/news/stories/20040615/localnews/643977.html
[580 CFRA Radio] CANADA - Suspicious Substance at Gloucester Shopping Centre
"mall was evacuated just before 6:00 after 170 people complained over sore throats, runny noses and itchy eyes"
"Hazmat Unit is trying to determine what caused people to become ill at the Gloucester Shopping Centre Monday evening"
http://www.cfra.com/headlines/index.asp?cat=1&nid=15880
[Capital News 9] CALIFORNIA - Sniper shoots three in California
http://www.capitalnews9.com/content/headlines/?ArID=79288&SecID=33
[Arizona Republic] USA - Most-affluent in US worried by terrorism
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/0613wealthy13.html
[AP] CANADA - Houston Muslim leader detained at Canadian airport
http://www.news24houston.com/content/headlines/?ArID=30619&SecID=2
[Anchorage Daily News] ALASKA - Misplaced phone diverts Alaska Air jet
"the crew started taking the cushions off the empty rear seats to build a barricade"
http://www.adn.com/alaska/story/5183560p-5116210c.html
[News4Jax.com] FLORIDA - Morning Bomb Threat Temporarily Closes Brunswick Airport
"stated there was a bomb set to detonate at 11 a.m"
http://www.news4jax.com/news4georgia/3416430/detail.html
[NBC30.com] CONNECTICUT - Bomb Threat Shuts Down New Haven Train Station
http://www.nbc30.com/news/3419176/detail.html
[Jackson Clarion Ledger] USA - Bioterror threat puts veterinary field on alert
http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040614/NEWS01/406140345/1002
[Reuters] UNITD NATIONS / NEW YORK - Two Incidents of Suspicious Powder Reported at UN
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5416956
[AP] MASS - Police detonate 200-pound explosive found in Nashua River
http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=31642
[Philadelphia Daily News] PENNSYLVANIA - Pipe bomb found on Amtrak rails in Delco [ Similar device found last week ]
"Amtrak worker yesterday morning stumbled upon a plastic pipe bomb filled with gun powder near a set of tracks in Norwood"
http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/8905714.htm
[Scripps Howard News Service] USA - Post-9/11 laws expand to more than terrorism
http://www.knoxstudio.com/shns/story.cfm?pk=PATRIOTACT-06-14-04&cat=WW
[Wired News] USA - The Son of Patriot Act Also Rises [ Patriot Act II being slipped past Americans bit by bit ]
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,63800,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_1
[Press Herald] Mount Vernon, MAINE - In small town, voters condemn the Patriot Act
"Portland, Waterville and Bangor have passed similar resolutions through their city officials"
"Ashcroft contends that Americans broadly support the law"
http://www.pressherald.com/news/coast/040614patriot.shtml
[KSL-TV] UTAH - Possible Eco-Terrorist Ties to Lumber Fire [ ELF ]
http://tv.ksl.com/index.php?nid=5&sid=100487
[St. Petersburg Times] FLORIDA - Suspicious black box with note a dud
http://www.sptimes.com/2004/06/15/Pasco/Suspicious_black_box_.shtml
[The Tennessean] TENNESSEE - Whooping cough outbreak leaves 40 ill
http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/04/06/52882845.shtml?Element_ID=52882845
International:
[Khaleej Times] KUWAIT / QATAR - US informs Kuwait, Qatar of Al Qaeda terror threats
[Webindia123.com] INDIA - Man detained at Mumbai airport on suspicion of selling Nuclear Secrets
http://www.webindia123.com/news/showdetails.asp?id=40658&cat=India
[Indian Express] INDIA/ PAKISTAN - Terrorist concentration sighted near LoC
http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=32484
[Xinhuanet] SAUDI ARABIA - Al Qaida claims kidnap of US citizen in Saudi Arabia
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-06/13/content_1522714.htm
[Radio Australia] SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi authorities concerned at "grave threat" from terrorists
http://www.abc.net.au/ra/newstories/RANewsStories_1131705.htm
[Newsday] SAUDI ARABIA - U.S. urges American workers to leave Saudi Arabia after recent attacks
[Daily Times] PAKISTAN - Terrorist attacks: Lahore police on high alert
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_13-6-2004_pg7_10
[Navhind Times] PAKISTAN - 10 more killed in Pak drive against al-Qaeda suspects
http://www.navhindtimes.com/stories.php?part=news&Story_ID=061319
[ABC Online] PAKISTAN - Bomb blast kills three soldiers in Pakistani tribal area
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200406/s1131641.htm
[Daily Times] PAKISTAN - Qaeda suspect killed in Abbottabad
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_15-6-2004_pg7_6
[Kathimerini] CYPRUS / GREECE - Al Qaeda arrest on Cyprus?
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100010_14/06/2004_43903
[Deepika] IRAN - Several al-Qaeda members still in Iranian prisons
http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG4_sub.asp?ccode=ENG4&newscode=56761
[Hi Pakistan] PORTUGAL - 15 held in Portugal on terror suspicion
http://www.hipakistan.com/en/detail.php?newsId=en67759&F_catID=&f_type=source
[Xinhua] PORTUGAL - Portugal frees 8 Arabs arrested for alleged ties with terror
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-06/13/content_1522812.htm
[Deccan Herald] INDIA - Four tourists killed in J&K terror attack [ Plot to kill Chief Minister Modi ]
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/jun132004/i7.asp
[AP] EGYPT - Egypt Renews Detention of 22 Members of Banned Islamic Group Accused of Plotting Coup
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBRJSWUFVD.html
[Reuters] SPAIN - Teen and man arrested in Madrid bomb probe
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=worldNews&storyID=529456§ion=news
[Bloomberg] IRAQ - Bomb Kills 3 GE Employees, 2 Contractors in Iraq
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=aNcBGjeA76xg&refer=us
[AP] IRAQ - Car bomb kills 13 in Baghdad, including one American and four other foreigners
http://www.boston.com/dailynews/166/world/Car_bomb_kills_13_in_Baghdad_i:.shtml
[Novinite] TURKEY - Small Bomb Shatters Istanbul
http://www.novinite.com/newsletter/print.php?id=35821
[CIHAN] TURKEY - Four Kilos Of C-4 Plastic Explosive Captured In Adana
http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=21105
[Tehran Times] KUWAIT - U.S. Trucks Carrying Radioactive Materials Intercepted In Iraq-Kuwait Border
http://www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=6/15/2004&Cat=4&Num=020
[Charleston Post Courier] KENYA - Alleged al-Qaida mastermind escaped after capture in Kenya
http://www.charleston.net/stories/061404/ter_14escape.shtml
[Times of India] BANGLADESH - Terrorist training camps busted
"Bangladesh police busted at least two Islamic terrorist training camps in Chittagong area last week and arrested three persons, identified by the locals as 'Taleban'"
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/736670.cms
[ITAR-TASS] RUSSIA - Terrorist act thwarted off in Grozny school; local agencies found and defused 2 explosive devices
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=936540&PageNum=0
[Reuters] JAPAN - Bomb scare at Royal Bank of Scotland in Japan
http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=businessNews&storyID=529669§ion=finance
[The Australian] JAPAN - Japan charges 3 terror suspects
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,9855537%255E1702,00.html
[The Australian] FRANCE - Fake bombs 'carried on 12 flights'
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,9848879%255E1702,00.html
[CTV] IRAQ - Holy war at risk of failure: al Qaeda letter
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1087295135538_99?hub=World
[Manila Bulletin] GULF OF OMAN - 2 RP seamen die in Oman oil tanker blast
Incident at Philadelphia Airport (Tuesday, June 15th)
June 15, 2004 — Philadelphia and airport police were busy this morning as they recalled three flights and held up several more.
Three teenage girls were found by an employee in a an elevator of a restricted area. A search of the area uncovered a starter pistol hidden in a women's restroom.
Three flights that were taxiing out were brought back to terminal A East, disembarked, and the passengers re-screened.
The incident started at about 6:15am. A total of 3,000 customers were re-screened. The incident was considered secure at 7:30am. The three girls are currently being questioned.
re- the calves.
As these incidents involving innocent animal life mount (the elk, the dolphins, the birds, the calves etc.) - where is PETA? Why aren't they outraged at the suffering of these innocents- and dedicated to finding the perpetrators?
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