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To: Rande Is who wrote (13015)	10/1/1999 8:46:00 AM
From: Rande Is	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57584

. . . . . Regarding Tokaimura, Japan . . . . . *Only God can make such a perfect planet. And only man can make it such a perfect mess.* 310,000 are forced to stay inside their homes [12 hours later], which are shut up as tightly as they can with materials on hand. Children playing outdoors will be the ones that pay the highest price [notified 5 hours after the accident], for the mistakes made yesterday. The incidence of Leukemia will probably be extraordinarily high in the years ahead, as it was in the area around Three-Mile Island. I remember one year after the Three-Mile Island accident, I stayed in a Sheraton just a few miles away from where the accident occurred. Jogging was popular then, and I had jogged in cities across America, while on tour. But over a 2 week period, each time I went outdoors to walk or jog or anything requiring physical activity, my skin would begin to itch deeply, where it could not be scratched. . .it wasn't allergies, because I have stayed in SouthEastern Pennsylvania many many times in the summer. . .and never experienced such a thing. And the day after we pulled out, I could do whatever physical activities I wished, with no trouble. . .and have never felt such a deep itching sensation since. Now that is one year after the accident. I hope that in Japan, they are smart enough to not allow their children to continue living and playing in the area. . . .and that they relocate the entire community! For the death toll is not measured over the course of weeks or months, but over years and decades. Nine year old boys and 12 year old girls are not supposed to die from Leukemia several years following such accidents. What was the rate near TMI? 20 or 30 times higher rate of occurrence than normal? I can't even comprehend Chernobyl, which was far far worse of an accident than either America's or Japan's. All we can do is pray for the health of the children, the strength of the parents and the wisdom of the community leaders. Rande Is