The World : Probe Asked in British Scientist Deaths

A member of Britain’s Parliament called for a government inquiry after the body of a guided-missile engineer was found inside a car filled with exhaust fumes, the latest in a mysterious string of deaths of British scientists. Trevor Knight, 52, an employee of the Marconi electronics firm, was the eighth British scientist involved in defense-related work to die in unusual circumstances since August, 1986. Labor Party member Doug Hoyle said he will ask Defense Secretary George Younger to order an urgent probe of the deaths and report the findings to Parliament. The government so far has rejected an inquiry, saying there was no evidence to suggest the deaths were linked other than by coincidence.