On ee ee es a WEAPONSTESTING OO Oe 2 SS 2 ne ee ee 1978 continued "The theory was put forth that Utirik received low radiation so a detailed follow up was not necessary. Now the facts of the thyroid cancer at Utirik have strongiy shown that the theory was wrong. The people ask if this thuroid probiem has suddenly occurred, is it not possible that the experts have been wrong for so many years and that more problems will occur in the future?” Konrad Kotrady,M.D., a former Brookhaven resident physician in the Marshall Islands. - MAY Rongelap/Utirik: Nelson Anjain, Li- jon Eknilang and Almira Matayoshi from Rongelap, Norwan Matthew from Utirik and Alvin Jacklick from Kwajalein, take part in the Nuclear Free Pacific Conference/1980 in Hawaii. The conference endorses proposals for supporting and carrying out a medical survey itndependend of the Brookhaven (DOE) program. MAY Northern Marshalls: The U.S. Congress approves Public Law 96-205, directing the Secretary of the Interior to provide @ medical program for the people of Bikini, Enewetak, Rongelap, Utirik and any ether islands who may be found to be suffering from radiation related ill- SEPTEMBER Northern Marshalls: A radio- nesses. Tslands, forced by the Bikinians' 1975 JULY Northern Marshalls: An American logical survey of the Norrhern Marshall lawsuit, begins with Lawrence Livermore Laboratory scientists (en contract with the DOE) collecting soil, water and food samples. medical doctor, Reuben Merliss, ae inthe Marshall Islands for two weeks, terviewing and informally examining people from different atolls. He re~ ports: "The:people...have no great Sm 1979 FEBRUARY Rongelap: Following completion of the Northerm Marshalls radiological survey, DOE scientists warn Rongelap people not to visit or gather food on the northern islands in their atoll because of unsafe radiation levels. b1z2100% MAY Kwajalein: Marshall Islands Government representatives, during a Defense Department briefing in washington, D.C. learm that missiles fired into Kwajalein lagoon contain radioactive uranium. 1980 APRIL Rongelap: John Anjain and Julian Riklon from Rongelap participate in the firse Citizens’ Hearings for Ra- diation Viccims in Washington, D.C. The Hearings provide an opportunity for ex- change among and publicity for radiation victims, including: military veterans exposed to nuclear testing, nuclear power workers, miners and others exposed to uranium, and civilians exposed to N- testing near the Nevada Test Site. PREPARING COPRA (DRIED COCONUT) FOR MARKET. . Photo by Robert Wenkam. i (continued on page 30) SS R Be 2 e Lemme ae Re