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Tuesday, July 18,1989
bllision in Caldwell injures 6;
spilled chemicals do no damage
ran Wed By Mia B. Moody
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Friday afternoon hospitalized six
one, ratlie;|R)ple, but a strong odor was the
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chemicals spilled from one of the ve
hicles.
Virgil Hurt, a Caldwell police offi
cer, said the accident occured at 1
p.m. at the intersection of Texas 21
and Texas 36 when Melba McNeil of
Caldwell crossed over into the left
lane in which Michael J. Bemis of
Photo by Phelan M. Ebenhack
Firemen clean up a chemical spill resulting from a two-car
laccident Friday at the junction of Highways 21 and 36.
Austin was traveling.
McNeil was alone and Bemis was
traveling with four passengers. All
six were taken to Burleson Memorial
Hospital at the time of the accident,
and five have been released. McNeil,
transferred to Trinity Medical Cen
ter in Brenham, remained there as
of Monday following surgery for
broken bones in an arm and leg. Pas
sengers in the truck included Joel
Smith, Sam Steel, Barry Williams
and John Robinson, all of Austin.
“The accident not only hurt them,
but could have hurt other citizens
because of the chemicals which
spilled during the collision,” Hurt
said.
The two types of chemicals, xy
lene and muriatic acid, can be dan
gerous to humans. Xylene is hazard
ous because it can be ignited;
muriatic acid, a form of hydrochlo
ric acid, can cause chemical burns on
contact or damage lung tissue if in
haled.
The area was cleared by the Cald
well fire department and three other
law enforcement agencies.
“We cleaned the area by using
lime and sand to neutralize the
chemicals then they hauled the re
mainders off,” he said.
orkers’ comp may not get resolved
VhendodMAUSTIN (AP) — Gov. Bill Clements said Monday
nnenfcai |ne special legislative session is on the verge of “absolute
) havehisotHilure” over workers’ compensation, as lawmakers re
gained at odds over ways to overhaul the system.
■ In a tense meeting of the House-Senate conference
Hmmittee on workers’ comp, each side blamed the
other for the impasse over reforming the insurance sys
tem that compensates workers for on-the-job injuries.
■ In another development, momentum was picking up
to disband the 10-member conference committee and
inyonecan V for a Senate vote on the House workers’ comp pro
ve mentioM )Sa1 ’ w h' c h' s backed by business interests.
“We met here for one purpose and one purpose only
"* “Wid that’s for workers’ compensation, and without
Horkers’ compensation, I certainly would not have”
>n is wroni called lawmakers into a special session, Clements said,
likely finil
teandtlliiiH'Tf we don’t tend to that, then I would term the ses-
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ends Wednesday.
Lawmakers failed to reach a compromise on workers’
comp during the 140-day regular session. The issue
reached legislators following an 18-month interim
study of the Texas system, which has been criticized by
employers for high insurance rates and by workers for
low benefits.
Clements gave even odds that the Legislature would
send him a reform bill.
“While I’m not optimistic, I think that the anticipa
tion of coming back and being here in November might
bring about a resolution of the problem,” he said.
The governor has told lawmakers he will call another
30-day special session in November if they fail to pass a
workers’ comp bill.
The major disagreement is over establishing a
method to resolve disputes between the insurance car
rier and injured worker when either party is not satis
fied by the compensation award.
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Seven-year-old Jugnu Ahluwalia was just
one of several picketers marching outside
Photo by Phelan M. Ebenhack
the Burger King on Texas Avenue Saturday
afternoon.
Picketers hit Burger King
Icelandic whaling incurs wrath of protestors
By Mia B. Moody
STAFF WRITER
“Fish fry, whales die! Fish fry, whales die!”
Chants used by anti-whaling protesters Saturday
at Burger King summarized their concern of restau
rants that buy fish from companies that kill Icelandic
whales.
Michael Worsham, organizer of the protest, said
the group was formed informally to protest Icelan
dic whaling.
“The whole idea is not to protest just Burger
Kings, but any company that buys fish from compa
nies that promote Icelandic whaling,” Worsham
said. “Burger King buys fish for its ‘Whaler’ sand
wich from Icelandic suppliers.”
Scott Cole, a senior wildlife ecology major from
Tanzania, Africa, who participated in the protest,
said many other restaurants already have broken
multimillion dollar contracts with companies that
promote whaling.
“Long John Silver’s broke a $9 million contract
with the same company that Burger King does busi
ness with,” he said. “Burger King is one of the few
restaurants that continues to purchase fish from the
whale killers.”
Worsham said the country of Iceland has a policy
that allows them to whale even though the Interna
tional Whaling Commission has asked them not to.
“They get away with whaling by saying they are
doing it for research purposes, when actually it is
commercial,” he said. “IWC doesn’t have the power
to enforce their recommendations. The U.S. govern
ment could pass a law which would enforce it but
they haven’t.”
Cole said the protest was part of a national
movement against Icelandic fishing. He said El Paso,
Austin and Dallas are among the Texas areas where
demonstrations were held Saturday.
“We hope that our efforts will be successful,” Cole
said. “If not, we will keep trying. We have protested
twice in the fall and we will continue if we have to.”
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