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neous _© Neus No Food Please, THE IPEOPLE THE PEOPI PLE VS 2 A-D We’re British The Thatcher Government is proposing to subsidize British farmers not to produce food ina bid to cut the European food mountains, which cost A$500 mil- liona year to store. The proposal is part of Mrs Thatcher's plan to cut food subsidies - by paying farmers to cut their land devoted to cereals or beef herds by 20%. One problem is that only the least pro- ductive land is likely to be set aside. This may even regenerate marginal larid, but it won't reduce the cereal glut. The scheme will primarily benefit wealthy farmers with large land hold- ings. Some farmers are already cultivat- ing extra acres so they can be paid to set them aside again. ‘Wave Power in “We just ran. We had to.” A Murwillumbah woman hassucceeded says Mr Macic. Then family members Bali Too for a fifth time in temporarily stopping —_ began losing hair and teeth, a pet german Bali will soon have the world’s first com- her local council from spraying 2,4-D on _ shepherd went deafand blind, iostits hair | mercial wave power station. The Norwe- the land where she lives. and died and the childrens’ pet pigeons | gian company Norwave is building and Ms Diane Rundle is taking legal ac-_ were born deformed - with no wings,two | paying for the station, which will gener- tion against Tweed Shire Council, which _ beaks or one leg. Garden plants and trees | ate one megawatt of power. owns the land, and the Far North Coast died and the younger children have had The electricity will cost Norwave 9.4 County Council, saying the sprays have learning difficulties, headaches, dizzy | cents per unit, thoughit will sell to the Ba- , harmed her health and the environment. spells and, in the case of 13-year old | linese for22.5centsa unit-still considera- She lives with her two children ina Bobby, stunted growth; he could be mis- | bly cheaper than current electricity costs. rented house on 40(0ha of land at Byrrell taken for a nine-year old. The contract to sell electricity will be for Creek in the ‘Rainbow Region’ and has The family moved to Queanbeyan in | four years only, after which time Nor- won successive court injunctions pre- 1984. : wave will hand the station over to Bali. venting the council from spraying since “We just ran,” said Mr Macic. “We Norwave says the device is best late last year, when her hearing was first had to.” Hetook soil samples to his native adjourned. The council is currently pro- Yugoslavia where Dr Vaskrsija Janjic - of hibited from spraying until July 21st. the Institute of Pesticides and Environ- “a * 77 mental Protection at the University of A Very Toxic Dose Belgrade - tested the soil and Saeed In Emu Plains in Sydney's West, Telecom that “very high amounts of 2,4-D” (up to and the Commonwealth are being sued 300 times higher than would be found if over suburban 2,4-D spraying. the chemical had been applied as recom- Mr Nedeljko Macic lost all his teeth, mended) were present. These massive his mother-in-law lost clumps of hairand amounts would cause anyone living in his 14-year old daughter Jenny breaksout such conditions for one month to “in- in red sores whenever she contacts hale... a very toxic dose of 2,4-D,” con- chemicals. The family claims the toxic cluded Dr Janjjic. weedicide, sprayed on adjacent land, has An Australian scientist verified that caused permanent physical and mental the levels of herbicide were “horren- damage to the parents and fourchildren. dous”. suited to coastal communities and islands using low amounts of power not linked to (or wanting not to remain linked to) a main grid. Mouse PATENTED The U.S. Government has approved a patent for a genetically altered mouse The Macics built their house next door The Macic’s solicitor estimates it may | sub-species in the first patent to be issued toaTelecomsubstationin RussellSt,Emu be “a couple of years” before the case is | for an animal. It was granted to Harvard Plains in 1980. heard; other families in the street have | University for a new type of mouse “It started with a rash, vomiting, been similarly affected. ‘endowed’ with a gene disorder to make headaches and red, sore eyes” in 1981, Do you live near a substation? it useful for cancer-related research. -AP NEXUS New Times Five - Winter 1988 Bali Too A Murwillumbah woman has succeeded for a fifth time in temporarily stopping her local council from spraying 2,4-D on the land where she lives. Ms Diane Rundle is taking legal ac- tion against Tweed Shire Council, which owns the land, and the Far North Coast County Council, saying the sprays have harmed her health and the environment. She lives with her two children in a rented house on 4(00ha of Iand at Byrrell Creek in the ‘Rainbow Region’ and has won successive court injunctions pre~ venting the council from spraying since late last year, when her hearing was first adjourned. The council is currently pro- hibited from spraying until July 21st. Ms Diane Rundle is taking legal ac-_ were born deformed - with no wings,two | paying for the station, which will gener- tion against Tweed Shire Council, which _ beaks or one leg. Garden plants and trees | ate one megawatt of power. owns the land, and the Far North Coast died and the younger children have had The electricity will cost Norwave 9.4 County Council, saying the sprays have learning difficulties, headaches, dizzy | cents per unit, thoughit will sell to the Ba- , harmed her health and the environment. spells and, in the case of 13-year old | linese for22.5centsa unit-still considera- She lives with her two children ina Bobby, stunted growth; he could be mis- | bly cheaper than current electricity costs. rented house on 40(0ha of land at Byrrell taken for a nine-year old. The contract to sell electricity will be for Creek in the ‘Rainbow Region’ and has The family moved to Queanbeyan in | four years only, after which time Nor- won successive court injunctions pre- 1984. : wave will hand the station over to Bali. venting the council from spraying since “We just ran,” said Mr Macic. “We Norwave says the device is best late last year, when her hearing was first had to.” Hetook soil samples to his native adjourned. The council is currently pro- Yugoslavia where Dr Vaskrsija Janjic - of hibited from spraying until July 21st. the Institute of Pesticides and Environ- “ * u" mental Protection at the University of A Very Toxic Dose Belgrade - tested the soil and announced In Emu Plains in Sydney's West, Telecom that “very high amounts of 2,4-D” (up to and the Commonwealth are being sued 300 times higher than would be found if over suburban 2,4-D spraying. the chemical had been applied as recom- Mr Nedeljko Macic lost all his teeth, mended) were present. These massive his mother-in-law lost clumps of hairand amounts would cause anyone living in his 14-year old daughter Jenny breaksout such conditions for one month to “in- in red sores whenever she contacts hale... a very toxic dose of 2,4-D,” con- chemicals. The family claims the toxic cluded Dr Janjjic. weedicide, sprayed on adjacent land, has An Australian scientist verified that caused permanent physical and mental the levels of herbicide were “horren- damage to the parents and fourchildren. dous”. The Macics built their house next door The Macic’s solicitor estimates it may toaTelecomsubstationin Russell St,Emu be “a couple of years” before the case is Plains in 1980. heard; other families in the street have “It started with a rash, vomiting, been similarly affected. headaches and red, sore eyes” in 1981, Do you live near a substation? suited to coastal communities and islands using low amounts of power not linked to (or wanting not to remain linked to) a main grid. Mouse PATENTED The U.S. Government has approved a patent for a genetically altered mouse sub-species in the first patent to be issued for an animal. It was granted to Harvard University for a new type of mouse ‘endowed’ with a gene disorder to make it useful for cancer-related research. -AP NEXUS New Times Five - Winter 1988 In Emu Plains in Sydney's West, Telecom and the Commonwealth are being sued over suburban 2,4-D spraying. Mr Nedeljko Macic lost all his teeth, his mother-in-law lost clumps of hair and his 14-year old daughter Jenny breaks out in red sores whenever she contacts chemicals. The family claims the toxic weedicide, sprayed on adjacent land, has caused permanent physical and mental damage to the parents and four children. The Macics built their house next door toa Telecom substation in Russell St, Emu Plains in 1980. ‘It started with a rash, vomiting, headaches and red, sore eyes” in 1981, We’re British Wave Power in “A Very Toxic Dose”