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chemical explosi nmentmg. No one has to other students that he here near any of the the one making and detona hen they went off." the devices. mmary mveshgation On the basis of statements turned up plasttc bottles several students, a male ar to have been de- · ptcked up for quesb from a combmation of search warrant obtamed for donn room . A search of

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weeks. The most recen were reported about Tuec;day morning Two of the chemt went off in Winston

one was near any of cal devtces. "We don't th doing thts 1s one," ( reel sa d are just do

donn room tumed up household chemicals bleach and toil~:: · See EXPLOSIONS nn:

After an undetermined pe– riod of time, the chemicals cre– ate enough heat and pressure to burst the containers. The container that burst near the tennis courts Tuesday night made enough noise that a Deca– tur police officer at Longview Terrace Apartments en High– way 15 heard the noise. The student being detained and questioned can only be held for 72 hours, and the name is not being released because of the possibility that no charges may be filed.

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~ t:.e ;-3"~ r..:..J';- ~-al :;.a:..~rooms Cr~l ~a!:. Tne b at.-.;oom are for ~"1 e:1trre ~7 of apart– ments ano ~e bathroom facili– tle5 are ::naint.uned by the school. not b) the students. At least n..-o other substances were found m the student's room--black and clear capsules containing small, solid black cylinders, and a small pack~ge with a greenish sold whtch apparently crumbles easily ~d leaves a coating of greemsh dust inside the package. These have not yet been identified, and it is not known if these are ordinary substances or some- thing which might be used to make a device. Indications are that ingredi– ents such as the bleach and the toilet cleaner are placed in a

whtch can contain reactive chemicab :.uch as h } drochloric acid At the scene of one e,plo– sion, Creel :.atd, _,mall parttcles of what appeared to be dry ice were found. Normally tt would not be

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container with dry ice. The containers are then left ind~ fHAGINIAN__________ stairways or outside at times IOBA DEMOCRAT and in places where there is rON RECORD ~------

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WINSTON COUNTY JOURNAL unlikely. to be anyone around, DIAN STAR · Creel scud. SPIRIT OF MORTON CLARION-LEDGER NEWTON MESSENGER

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