Mine Execs Indicted in Poisonings
A federal grand jury here indicted W.R. Grace & Co. and seven current and former company officials Monday on charges of conspiring to hide from employees, their families and the public that ore mined near Libby, Mont., was contaminated with a toxic form of asbestos.
The asbestos has been blamed for more than 200 deaths of miners and members of their families. In announcing the indictment, U.S. Atty. Bill Mercer said 1,200 people associated with the mine or Libby have been diagnosed as suffering "some kind of asbestos-related abnormality." ...
