Arnold Spirtas

"... tainted oil showed contamination by PCBs, or polychlorinated biphenyls, more than 800 times the safe level. PCBs have caused cancer in laboratory animals. As pan of a Friday plea, Spirtas agreed to buy lhc Missouri Department of Natural Resources u new testing device. Assistant Attorney Patrick Flachs, who prosecuted Spirtas, said state investigators reported lhc oil showed a contain reading “just went off thc scale.” Arnold Spirtas, who started thc wrecking and salvage business in 1970, was nol charged personally. Hc declined lo say how much thc cleanup would cost hul culled it of no health concern ..."

"... con- leaders. But some of the materials are more mundane. Contribution records show the synagogue building cost financed by a loan and member contributions totaling i Wrecking company head Arnold Spirtas brought the capsule to the Development Agency which owns the line and Suggested that it be passed on to the founders' descendants. "The descendants of the people wno started this ..."