Tanker episode leaves plant, city officials fuming
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Title
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Tanker episode leaves plant, city officials fuming
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Description
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April 29th, 1976
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Important quotes:
“the City of Hamilton and the Chem-Dyne Corp. have begun trading charges over the way the episode was handled.”
“[Whitten] charged that he and others were harassed by police and other city officials and repeatedly stopped for ‘routine inspections.’”
“Whitten called statements that Chem-Dyne has failed to cooperate with the Fire
Department ‘totally unfounded.’”
“Whitten said: ‘The problem of repeated erroneous and untruthful statements by city officials attempting to link the company as the cause of all air, water, and land pollution in a 100-mile radius continues unabated.”
“Contrary to Whitten’s comments, the city manager said Chem-Dyne officials did not give full cooperation to police and firemen.”
“’They [Chem-Dyne officials] have repeatedly, on many occasions since Saturday night, ordered people off their property,’ Kirsch said. ‘They have ordered city, state and federal people off, and this is certainly to my knowledge.’”
“The city manager readily admitted that he knows little about Chem-Dyne, including how long it has been in operation and what its purpose is. He said the company has no permits or licenses from the city to run an industrial waste chemical operation.”
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Creator
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Steve Clarke
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Date Created
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1976-04-29
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Publisher
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Hamilton JournalNews
