Lyle D. Goodhue, 77, Inventor Of Wartime 'Bug Bombs,' Dies (original) (raw)

Lyle D. Goodhue, 77, Inventor Of Wartime 'Bug Bombs,' Dies

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Lyle D. Goodhue, 77, Inventor Of Wartime 'Bug Bombs,' Dies

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Dr. Lyle D. Goodhue, inventor of the ''bug bombs'' used in World War II to control malaria-carrying mosquitoes in the tropics, died late Friday. He was 77 years old.

Mr. Goodhue, who retired from Phillips Petroleum in 1968, held more than 125 patents.

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