t
1978 continued
MAY Rongelap/Utirik: Nelson Anjain, Li-
“The theory was put forth that
Utirik received low radiation so
a detailed follow up was not nec-
jon Eknilang and Almira Matayoshi from
Rongelap, Norman Matthew from Utirik
and Alvin Jacklick from Kwajalein, take
essary.
Now the facts of the thyroid cancer at utirik have strongly shown that the theory was wrong.
The people ask if this thyroid
problem has suddenly occurred, is
_
have been wrong for so many years
and that more problems will occur
ference/1980 tn Hawaii.
The conference
endorses proposals for supporting and
carrying out a medical survey independ-
end of the Brookhaven (DOE) program.
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MAY Northern Marshalls: The U.S. Congress
in the future?”
approves Public Law 96-205, directing
the Secretary of the Interior to previdea medical program for the people of Bi-
Konrad Kotrady,M.D., a former
Brookhaven resident physician
in the Marshall Islands.
kini,.Enewetak, Rongelap, Utirik and any
othet@4slands who may Be found to be
suffefingfromradiation related 111-
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SEPTEMBER Northern Marshalls: A radio—
nesse&.
logical survey of the Northern Marshall
Islands, forced by the Bikinians' 1975
o
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JULY Northern Marshalls: An American
lawsuit, begins with Lawrence Livermore
Laboratory scientists (on contract with
the DOE) collecting soil, water and
medical doctor, Reuben Merliss, vanes
the Marshall Islands for two weeks, in-
terviewing and informally examining
food samples.
people from different atolls.
.
it not possible that the experts
part in the Nuclear Free Pacific Con-
He re-
ports: “Theipeople..-have no great
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1979 FEBRUARY Rongelap: Following
completion of the Northern Marshalls
radiological survey, DOE scientists warn
Rongelap people not to visit or gather~
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food on the northern islands in their *.
atoll because of unsafe radiation levels.
MAY Kwajalein: Marshall Islands Govern-
ment representatives, during a Defense
Department briefing in Washington, D.C.
learn that missiles fired into Kwaja- ~leiylagoon contain radioactive uranium.
1980 APRIL Rongelap: John Anjain and
diation Victims in Washington, D.C. The
Hearings provide an opportunity for ex-
t
Julian Riklon from Rongelap participate
in the first Citizens’ Hearings for Ra-
.
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