-Caveat Lector- Below please find info. on radiation tests. Sincerely, Neil Brick >From http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/1999/0914.html#anchor596920 Top Mid-Columbia stories for Sept. 14, 1999 State, UW apologize for radiation tests By The Associated Press and the Herald staff The state and the University of Washington have apologized for any harm that may have been done to Walla Walla prison inmates whose testicles were bombarded with radiation in a Cold War experiment. The apology is part of a settlement of a $5 million class-action lawsuit filed in 1996. Details of the settlement are confidential until it is approved by U.S. District Judge Robert Whaley later this month, lawyers for both sides said in a joint statement to a Spokane newspaper. The experiments were conducted in the 1960s on 63 Washington State Penitentiary inmates by Dr. C. Alvin Paulsen of UW. Paulsen did the research under an Atomic Energy Commission contract to study radiation's effects on fertility. Hanford was one factor in prompting the experiments. A 1962 Hanford radiation flash led to testicular problems in three workers. That highlighted that little knowledge existed then on radiation's effects on sperm generation. The state Department of Corrections allowed Paulsen to use prisoners for the experiments until March 1970, when the tests were ordered stopped by the head of the department's research division. "The plaintiffs allege that the research involved improper human radiation experimentation," the statement says. "The University of Washington and the Department of Corrections deny all liability but nevertheless regret that the research may have caused the alleged harm and concerns that the prisoners have expressed in their lawsuit." The settlement will include cash payments to a number of prisoners or their estates, depending on how many make valid claims, said lawyer Bradley Keller of Seattle, who worked on the plaintiffs' case. Several prisoners, including lead plaintiff Robert White of Spokane, said they developed severe health problems from the experiments, including infertility. The experiments, which included a similar program at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, were condemned in 1995 by a Clinton administration review panel. Of the 63 original participants, some 23 had died by the time the defendants were ordered in 1997 to release a list of men who were subjects of the experiments. Whaley earlier dismissed two Hanford contractors - General Electric Co. and Battelle - plus the federal government, which paid for and administered the experiments, from the lawsuit. General Electric used to be Hanford's lead contractor. And Battelle took over operating Pacific Northwest Laboratory in 1965 from General Electric - inheriting a technical support role in those experiments. Hanford documents from that time indicated Battelle was uncomfortable with the experiments. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
