Expert links cancer to electromagnetic fields raised by power lines
Dr Genevieve Matanoski of Johns Hopkins presented unpublished findings from a study of 30,000 New York state telephone workers at a joint Energy Department and Electric Power Research Institute event. The data suggest higher leukemia risk among active workers and elevated cancer rates among linemen, with two male breast cancer cases among 9,500 central office technicians, though she cautioned results are preliminary and require more testing.
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Air Force moves 50 MX missiles to rail basing in six states
The Air Force announced 50 MX nuclear missiles will be removed from Wyoming silos and placed on 25 trains across six states Louisiana Texas Washington North Dakota Arkansas and Michigan. Warren AFB Wyoming remains the main operating base with trains housed at Barksdale Dyess Fairchild Grand Forks Little Rock and Wurtsmith.
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Hugo costliest hurricane and disaster for Red Cross
Miami report notes the 1989 Atlantic season was above average with Hugo as the costliest U.S. storm, causing about 7 billion dollars in damage mainly around Charleston and the D.C. area. Four deaths were tied to this season, 49 by Hugo, as meteorologists reflect on the deadly impact and scale of destruction across Caribbean nations and the United States.
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