European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 gop protests seating of Indiana Democrat Washington up the with democrats standing gave a bitterly contested Indiana seat to Democrat Frank Mccloskey prompting republicans to stalk out of the chamber in the gop members left the House two two the first walkout Over a contested election since 1890 than watch Mccloskey take the oath of some gop congressmen accused the democratic majority of stealing the seat from Republican Rick the vote to seat Mccloskey was 236 to with 10 democrats joining the Republican minority to vote against the Republican Leader Robert Michel of Illinois immediately asked to adjourn the would the gentlemen remain within until i have had an Opportunity to administer the oath asked speaker Thomas Oneill of the 1 Michel our purpose is to keep within the precedent of the democratic party Back in when democrats walked out to protest an in the Republican members then slowly walked out the Center aisle of the with Only a handful remaining to protect the party Frank Fahrenkopf chairman of the Republican National immediately issued a saying the democratic House leadership went too Frank Mccloskeyy Days in Congress Are he during the the House Cable to system showed democrats conversing on their Side of the it later switched to a shot of the nearly vacant Republican who received a standing ovation when other Indiana democrats escorted him to the front of the Cham replied with a firm i do after Oneill read the a few minutes later after democrats teasingly welcomed Michel and other republicans Back into the Cham Ber Mccloskey thanked the House for your in really sorry for anyone on either Side who was saddened or Mccloskey told the adding he had just spoken to Michel and assistant gop Leader Trent i know we can Settle Down and work together Over the next 15 a House run the first in 24 said incumbent Mccloskey beat challenger Mclntyre by four votes in novembers election to and the House voted 229200 tuesday to reject a Call for a special on a 246183 the House spurned a Republican Appeal wednesday to order an election task Force to count 32 Absentee ballots that the democratically controlled review panel said were state officials twice said Mclntyre was the Winner in the election to represent the 8th House District in Southern but the closeness of the vote led the House to set up the task Force that conducted the final the task Force Leon called the recount fair and honest and the legitimate Winner of that election should now be they republicans would have argued we keep count ing the late the deceased until Mclntyre do we want this election to turn on illegal votes Panetta Mccloskey said it May be some weeks before the controversy but he had no second thoughts about taking the i he 1 can look anyone in the Eye and the election the longest running in House history has inspired harshly partisan debate and complaints from republicans that the outcome shows the democratic majority will not treat the gop on this you have torn the special fabric that holds us together As the said Pat r challenging the democratic you people dish it out every but you cant take he Mccloskey will be remembered As the one Mem Ber who was not elected by his constituents but selected by the said John jury rules Tor Monsanto in million dioxin suit a a jury ruled in favor of Monsanto on All but one damage claim tuesday in a million lawsuit brought by former workers who alleged they were poisoned on the Job by chemicals including deadly the Federal court jury rejected All dam age claims in connection with a highly toxic byproduct of herbicide but it awarded to Retiree John who blamed the chemical Paramino or for bladder cancer that was diagnosed after the trial the six member jury returned its verdict after five Days of deliberations in a lawsuit viewed by both sides As a test Case affecting the status of similar claims by More than 130 other past and present Monsanto work ers and their the seven workers in the test Case blamed a Host of medical problems ranging from cancer to impotence on chemicals they worked with daily at Monsanto Plant in nearby company lawyers blamed the problems on the workers Ages and including smoking and the trial ran for 11 months and filled 13 file cabinets in the court clerks office with documents submitted by the two lawyers presented 872 exhibits and called 60 much of the trial was devoted to arguments Over the effects of dioxin and dioxin was a byproduct in the production of the herbicide agent used by the army during the Vietnam while pay is used to treat rubber plaintiffs lawyer Stuart Calwell de scribed dioxin As being among the most toxic substances known to Mankind and said Monsanto workers were routinely sex Monsanto Union Carbide we industries West Virginia Union Carbide o Charleston Diamond Shamrock posed to it at the Nitro he charged in closing arguments that the company used these people Monsanto lawyers countered that the Only proven health problem associated with dioxin exposure was a severe skin company lawyer Charles love acknowledged that the employees did not work in a Candy factory but said the company provided adequate Early in the District judge John Copenhaver ruled that to win their seat Belt Law credited with drop in vehicle deaths Case the plaintiffs would have to prove that Monsanto wilfully and Reck Lessly endangered its Monsanto lawyer David snively said that was the key even though were not saying these health problems were caused by Monsanto Chemi if they we did not Reckles sly or wantonly injure these he the original suit filed two years ago listed six chemicals and 42 separate injury by the time it reached the Copenhaver Sands of time in the stars and stripes had dismissed All but eight damage claims and ruled out consideration of the effects of All but two of the the workers Case was based in Large part on company one memo suggested that Plant supervisors respond to employee health questions with As Little information As another internal company document blamed workers recurring health complaints on the purportedly suspicious nature of appalachian Calwell said the company knew As Early As 1949 that dioxin causes liver damage but continued to produce agent Orange ingredients until Monsanto Star witness was Ray mond a University of Cincinnati medical school who said his stud ies of workers exposed to dioxin in a 1949 chemical Accident showed no Lon term Bertram an Illinois occupational health testified for the saying they suffered from systemic chemical poisoning resulting from years of exposure to toxic Heins bladder cancer was diagnosed after the trial began and Copenhaver rejected a company motion contending that the statute of limitations had run out on any damage he suffered from pay blacklisted writer Dies los Angeles not Albert an Academy award winning screenwriter and one of 10 Hollywood Fig ures jailed in 1950 and blacklisted by the movie Industry for refusing to answer questions of the House committee on Namer ican has died in Cedar Sinai medical Center in los new York not the number of Drivers and passengers killed in motor Ehi Cle accidents in new York state declined by 27 percent in the first three months after the state required the wearing of seat according to the motor vehicles commis John Passidomo announced that 184 automobile Drivers and passengers died As a result of accidents in the first three months of compared with 252 during the first three months of state officials said the Seatbelt Law de served credit for the decline because other safety such As the number of Acci dents and pedestrian appeared to hold constant during the Passidomo said the states tougher penalties for Drunken driving were also responsible for the reduction in dozens of motorists Are alive Passidomo and dozens of families have been spared the traumatic and unnecessary loss of a loved because of new York states courage and new York was the first state in the coun try to enact a mandatory Seatbelt the Law requires the front seat Passen Gers and All children under 10 to Wear seat children under age 5 must be strapped into safety taxis and limousines Are exempt because state officials said the belts could be used to choke Drivers during a 40 years ago today May German forces in Italy and Western Austria have surrendered unc ondi marshal Stalin announced the capture of Berlin has been 30 years ago today May ten years after the West Germany still has persons living in bunkers and said a tenants association official in City officials say it will be eight to 10 years before the housing shortage problem is 20 years ago today May 1965 transatlantic to came of age in the first full program relayed by americas Early Bird reports indicate the reception was 70 years ago today May Milwaukee Brewers designated hitter Hank Aaron broke babe ruths career runs batted record 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