A24- Wednesday, February 10, 1982 - North Shore News Eggertson photo) IF THE APPAREL were different you'd think it was summer as crowds stroll along Ambleside Beach. (Eric No crime in LS — fetus disposal LOS ANGELES (UPI) - The backyard storage of more than 500 embryos and fetuses found in a repossess- ed medical container might violate health codes, but a preliminary investigation in- dicates no crime was com- mitted, officials said Mon- day. “There is no evidence of foul play.” said assistant cor- oner Richard Wilson, “but there could be violations of the health code covering the disposal of medical waste.” The embryos and fetuses - some weighing up to 4 pounds - were found last week by workers unloading the huge metal shipping con- tamer repossessed from the backyard of the owner of a defunct pathological laboratory. Officials said the embryos and fetuses were preserved in formaldehyde in white plastic containers, packed in cardboard boxes and stored in the large container Also in the container were medical records and specimen shdes “We have 31 of the largest fetuses here at the coroner's office.” Wilson said, “but we're not going to get to look at them until tomorrow These could all be from natural abortions ~ Ihe remaining embryos and fetuses, still inside the 6422 Bay St Horseshoe Bay 921 7/616 ““LOVE A NANNY NITE”’ Saturday February 1.3 Garvwoic too thre rns oof Lance Harrison & His Dixieland Banu THE TROLLER PUB container at a storage yard, were under 24-hour guard until health officials and the coroner's office determined their origin. Al Albergate, a spokesman for the district attorney's office, said there have been no requests for criminal charges in the bizarre case. ; “We are supplying medical advice to the Health Department but they haven't asked for any criminal charges,” he said. Officials said the police department was not involved in the investigation. Health Department spokesman Tony Trpi said officials would determine whether the embryos and fetuses were improperly disposed of. Regulations re- guire that they be disposed of within a few days of an abortion in a manner prescmbed by law Medical records found in the container indicated that some of the embryos and fetuses had been aborted as Jong ago as 1979) Each yar was tagged with the name of the mother and other infor mation Cahforma’s abortion law does not place any limit on the stage of pregnancy at which an abortion may be performed but allows them to be done only by licensed physicians an Abb Vdp bey Nord us this thiop ver dha fe till: Noell ~ pe tis dave Prot wWoaater cane applbai os r { ] Energy Conservatx | | Heating & Insulation Home Planning Kit] (buying or remodelk ‘Laghtuny & Waring Insulate and Save Eenerpy Energy Eetfheent Use of Appliances Ranye Dishwasher Microwave NAME ADIORESS C.ly Math He Coch b bencor N are ouvert SurSTEED © CERN 4 yA EY ‘ rruaprerns tuo all Sata (py \ sthied kotve: fan NA 4 nN ‘ St L1G II Haver Danet py Conse ate OLN MHeowe HC ‘ cibecoure ny i Ships collide, crews rescued MIAMI (UPI) - A 450-foot cargo ship from Bangladesh collided with another huge freighter in the Gulf of Mex- ico Monday, forcing 26 crew members to abandon ship. Ten others stayed behind to salvage the leaky vessel. Reports from the scene in- dicated there were no in- juries from the 2:30 a.m. col- lision between the Banglar Baani, registered in Bangladesh, and the 585- foot U.S. Potomac about 150 miles west of Key West, Fla. The Phillips Washington. an Amenican tanker, was on- ly 6 miles away when the ac- cident occurred and helped locate and rescue 26 crew members of the Banglar Baani whe fled the craft in lifeboats. “There doesn’t seem to be any injuries or deaths - we were lucky,’’ said a coastguard spokesman. : iassified une Cail does.it all 25 WORDS $99 North Shore News At BC.Hydro, _- we put a lot of energy into helping you save money. Katchen | Water Heating Solar Finer s bree set Refriperster ! | audi POSTAL thas sss bree trios Pisorare un ree EN WN aN Te rere Se en bie \ \ Al rid us poets i ol vad VG vith we veg. Hriethie No bbaed hoop 1 frie NQEN ad) BC Hydro