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received o& dessexr demsoc of exposure, vere Ros comp
Since the 3964 poymenc, thyroid obnoc. Viti ce
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This yourg waa dled tn 2OYh dy th Wetlonew. Concer Inubitule.
Glandcal Center, Bethesda
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heesod@ Tor acute nye lar genoua
wenby-nine of
ve of Ob have
developed thyroid abnarralitics.
Additionally, in the past wvo years sin conses of Lbyvoid si nocnelities
heve appeared in tha Ubirik
In 1972 the Congress of Miceoneane ercuted a Spociab delat
Rongelhap end UbAnik AUGLAL
and one of the Commtiee
Comettee Conceming
In idey 1975 the Chademad of the Opeehab vimimt
Committe
mewhers ich in Washington, ).C.. with United Stutes
Senubors and Congressmen about a requast for addicionnl
exposed oersons or theiy gcurvivers.
compensetion te the
This inebaded on “inearvechido poy”
of S1,G20 each to 157 people of Ubtirik or theixy survinors, veyucnts te
the mother ond father of the Marshallese boy who dled of cewio Anulomie. in Loy
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nee
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n,
aad payment of 925,000 each pox person per thyroid omeration, past ond future.
A proposed bill ‘for additional compensation was prepared by the
-
Depertrent of Che Interior and hus been sibmitted to the Office of MNonegerer*
and Budget for clearance and transmittal to the United Sintesy Congresa.
Preliminary conferences with Congressional imambexrs en the part of
Interior officials and Congress of Micronenia mawbexrs have indieated that
the epproprinte United States Congress Commitefeed WILL eive a sympathetic
hearing to this proposal,
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