ID:

7

Date:

2004-08-15

Headline:

1968 low-level exposure to nerve gas by U.S. Army

Reporter's name:

Lee Davidson

Delay/denial:

No

Lawsuit:

No

Fees:

No

Media outlet:

Deseret Morning News

City:

Skull Valley, UT

Summary:

Using FOIA, The Deseret Morning News in Salt Lake City helped a group of women learn about why their babies were born with terrible deformities and then quickly died. The babies' fathers were incarcerated at Utah State Prison and had volunteered for medical tests in the 1960s that, unbeknownst to them, had radiated their blood.

Agencies:

DOD

States:

UT

Categories:

military