The Daily Oklahoman from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma • 89

THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN 12 Friday, May 24, Crime Bureau Backs Away From Probe of Garvsn County Site digging. Steve Myers owns the property where the barn is located. Will Roberts, former Garvin County asses-sor, has leased the land since January 1987. Both have told authorities they welcome further investigation. "I called the OSBI to let them know we'd like to see this pursued, and that they'd get 100 percent cooperation out of us," Myers said.

"Until we find out one way or another none of us will feel comfortable going out there." with the suspect, authorities have said. In addition, when bond was set for the material witnesses, it was noted in court that the suspect has been investigated by various Oklahoma law enforcement agencies in connection with several homicides in the last 13 years. Murray County officials have said they will not do additional digging because the barn is in Garvin County. Garvin County Sheriff Bob Davis said there is not enough information to warrant additional material witnesses have been set at $25,000. The man suspected in Herring's death is in prison in Oklahoma, serving time on another sentence, officials have said.

Kent Watson, Murray County assistant district attorney, said a first-degree murder charge against the suspect could be filed next week. No motive for the killing has been released. Information about additional bodies that could be buried in the barn surfaced partly during interviews graphs, but for the most part we're out of it now." Murray County officials were led to the barn by. informants. The remains found were identified as those of Jerryj Dean Herring, 28, who disappeared in September 1987 from a nearby truckstop.

Two men who said they helped bury Herring's body have since been jailed as material witnesses. Jeff Cunniff and Larry Gene Maxwell have told prosecutors they fear for their lives. Their bonds as gation, said last week his agency was interviewing people about the site. Renfrow said the OSBI may resort to digging if it is warranted. However, Renfrow said a misunderstanding between him and OSBI field agents prompted his previous statement.

"We are not as involved as I thought we were. I thought we had a homicide case, and it turned out to be a missing person case." Renfrow said. "We have provided technical assistance such as poly By Mark A. Hutchison Lawton Bureau PAULS VALLEY State crime agents will not begin digging at a rural Garvin County barn where the remains of one man were found buried last week. Murray and Garvin county authorities" also say they don't have enough evidence to probe the site, despite information that there may be more bodies buried in the barn.

Paul Renfrow, spokesman for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investi Medical Waste Plan Dumped Refrigeration of Tissue, Fluids Primary Issue tal specialist, said workers on turnpikes and at a Stroud business that ships wall-board in trucks that had carried wastes to the incinerator complained about the smell. But Ashley said odor was not a problem. He dismissed a former Midway official's graphic description of overpowering stench as "comments cf a disgruntled ex-employee." Ashley and several health officials said studies indicate lack of refrigeration does not increase the threat to public health. On the contrary, studies have shown refrigeration can preserve some organisms that would otherwise he killed by-high temperatures during shipping, they said. Board members defeated a proposal that would have required almost constant refrigeration of some medical wastes.

"Are our grandchildren to live in fear of trucks laden with AIDS (infected) waste?" Roberta Fun-nell said. Jim Bennett, executive director of the Oklahoma Wildlife Federation, said the change would signal to other states that "Oklahoma can solve your (waste) problem, come on down." Others called for a moratorium on incinerator construction and objected to a proposed commercial incinerator near Cordell. Earl Hatley, Oklahoma director of the National Toxics Campaign, recommended a ban on incineration of medical waste and that all waste be frozen for shipment. Opponents said unre-frigerated wastes, which include body parts and fluids, produce an "unbearable" stench. Harriett Mu-zljakovich, health department environmen After the proposal failed, Charlie Ashley, vice president of marketing for Partyka Resource Management, which owns Midway, defended his company's financial motive.

"There's no shame in my mind in that respect," he said. Ashley defended incinerators as the most environmentally sound way to dispose of medical waste. Several health officials said Oklahoma's regulations on commercial incinerators are a model for the nation. But a parade of leaders of environmental groups and others told board members the proposed refrigeration rule change would make Oklahoma a target for the nation's infectious waste. "Our descendants will rue the day that (health board members) were so greedy and naive," said Claire Newsom of Enid.

"We are sitting ducks." frigeration change was "nitpicking" compared to the problem of waste produced at doctors' offices and hospitals that she said wound up in city landfills. "We need to look at the whole picture," Johnson said. "I bet the majority of your waste in your area goes to the dump and into the river," she told another board member. Board member Dr. Burdge Green noted that disposal of body-fluids by the funeral home industry is not regulated.

Officials of Midway Environmental Management operator of the state's only commercial waste incinerator, in Stroud, requested the refrigeration rule change. Midway officials said the change would help them expand their market by importing more out-of-state medical waste. By David Zizzo Staff Writer State Board of Health members, bar-raged by requests to limit medical waste importation, Thursday rejected a proposal that opponents said would make Oklaho-mans "sitting ducks" for the nation's infectious refuse. By a 4-2 vote, board members rejected the proposal, which would have extended from 12 to 48 hours the length of time medical waste could be aboard unre-frigerated trucks. Board members rejected the same proposal last October.

"I'm relieved." said board member Scott Mason, staunch opponent of the proposal. The board also unanimously approved a resolution calling for a study on the handling of all medical waste in the state. Board member Dr. Linda Johnson said haggling over the re Stall Photo by Roger Klock Metal stairs lead nowhere after a 250-gallon fiberglass oil tank near NW 225 and Meridian was struck by lightning early Thursday. The resulting fire melted the eight-foot tank and caused an estimated S10.O00 damage, firefighters said.

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Apartment manager Vonna Kelley said four apartments had to be vacated when lightning hit the roof. motorists. The weather service reported 4Vt inches of rain fell during the day in Lawton. Numerous reports of stranded motorists filtered into the Lawton Police Department, and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported many accidents north of Lawton on Interstate 44. "OHP was so busy they ran out of personnel." said Dolice Maj.

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