Scientists' Dilemma on Harmless Levels of Pollution
In Columbia MO UP I reports a debate among scientists over how much environmental pollution and lead exposure are harmless. Differences in lab results and testing bias complicate standards, with cases of lead exposure varying in children and adults. Researchers urge funding to fix analytical errors to set meaningful pollution limits.
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Columbia, Mo
UPI
James Pierce
University of Missouri Environmental Trace Substances Center
Pierce
Feds
Yugoslavia
Texas Tech
el Paso
UCLA
Beware of antiques in Indian silver jewelry says expert
Phyllis Lauder of the American Indian Arts Center warns that items marketed as antique American Indian silver are often not true antiques before 1870. Contemporary pieces, heavily signed by silversmiths like Don Johnson, fetch high prices while many fakes come from abroad. Detect fakes by marks, signs of foreign manufacture, and stabilized turquoise. tests may be needed to verify authenticity.
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United Press International
Phyllis Lauder
Lauder
American Indian Arts Center
New York City
Association On American Indian Affairs
Johnson
Orient
Mammoth bones found near Denver area dating to Ice Age
Mammoth bones including a skull with tusk bases and a vertebra were found at a Denver suburb construction site in Lakewood Colorado. Geologist Glenn Scott estimates tusks would span 8 to 12 feet. the animal likely died upstream, with skull and vertebra carried by swift water.
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Colorado
Denver
Glenn Scott
Ministers petition against TV violence
Three ministers from Morality in Media urged the FCC to end exploitation of sex and violence on TV and radio. Represented by Rabbi Julius G. Neuman and Revs. Morton A. Hill and Winfrey C. Link, they sought public hearings and said 100,000 signers back their call for public consultation on airwave content. They criticized self restraints like the family hour and noted prior criticisms from the Presidential Commission on Obscenity and Pornography.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Communications Commission
Morality
Julius G. Neuman
Morton A. Hill
Winfrey C. Link
FCC
Richard E. Wiley
Wiley
Hill
Link
Presidential Commission On
Sioux City
Iowa
Nashville
Mood Stone Ring Changes Color With Your Mood
New York reports a mood ring that shifts color with skin temperature. The mood stone is a quartz core coated with heat sensitive liquid crystals, priced at 45 dollars. Q-Tran Ltd. of Stress Transformation Centers Ltd. markets the ring. Alexander F. Draper, president of Stress, discussed the product.
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New York
UPI
Q-Tran Ltd
Stress Transformation Centers Ltd
Alexander F. Draper
Stress
Draper
the Sciences
New York Acadecy of Sciences
Texaco pays damages to clam diggers in Casco Bay
Texaco Oil Co agreed to pay 100000 dollars to 33 clam diggers for damages from a 1972 Casco Bay oil spill. A Nov 3 hearing must confirm the out of court settlement and review the proposed money distribution. A companion suit by 136 real estate and boat owners will be considered in a later trial.
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Portland, Maine
UPI
Texaco Oil Co
Casco Bay
U.S
Edward T. Gignoux
Gignoux
Tamano
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