Hearing loss risks from prolonged noise exposure
Scientists and audiologists disagree where danger starts yet agree repeated noise exposure between 80 and 90 decibels over years can impair hearing, especially high frequencies. A Tennessee college study found rising high frequency screening failures, linked to loud recreational noise, while EPA estimates 16 to 75 million Americans face significant noise exposure levels daily.
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Tennessee College
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
City budget growth since the roaring twenties to the seventies
A 1926 Elyria ordinance shows rapid city budget expansion as population and boundaries grew. Compared costs reveal sanitation, labor and fire equipment rose sharply by 1974, with salaries up and new departments forming, while earlier years lacked many services.
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Elyria
Kennedy aides say he blocked CIA Mafia plot to kill Castro
Former Kennedy aides Adam Walinsky and Peter Edelman tell the New York Times that Sen Robert Kennedy revealed he blocked a CIA plan to employ the Mafia against Cuban leader Fidel Castro. The Times cites an off the record 1973 interview and notes Time magazine's parallel reporting of CIA cooperation with Mafia figures to harm Castro.
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Castro
New York
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Central Intelligence Agency
Fidel Castro
New York Times
Adam Walifsky
Peter Edelman
The
Times
Time Magazine
CIA
Rafael Trujillo
Dominican Republic
Francois Duvahier
Hatt
Time
Bay of Pigs
Havana
Jose Figueres
Mexico City
Trujillo
the Times
Walinsky
Sam Giancana
John Roselli
Khmer Rouge, Cambodian forces clash near Phnom Penh
Fighting near Phnom Penh produces a slugging match with no clear gains for either side. The government Seventh Division halts an enemy drive west of the capital while rebels shell Pochentong airport, injuring one civilian and wounding five others as airlift operations continue. In South Vietnam, Ban Me Thuot is reportedly captured after brutal street fighting and a sapper assault on its command center. Evacuations increase and rumors of a coup circulate in Phnom Penh as Lon Nol remains at work amid the crisis.
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UPI
Khmer Rouge
Pochentong
Mekong River
Saigon
Ban Me Thuot
South Vietnam
Phnuoc Long
Royal Air Force
Lon Nol
Prek Phneon
Prek Phaeon
Doeum Ampil
Pochentong Airport
Tuol Leap
Travel advisory issued as snow accumulates up to three metres
A travelers' advisory is in effect with snow expected to accumulate 1 to 3 metres by tonight and then partially clear. Overnight temperatures will reach the upper teens or low 20s. Tomorrow partly cloudy with a high in the mid to upper 30s and a 30 percent chance of precipitation tonight and 20 percent tomorrow. Winds east to northeast to 12 mph tonight. Sunrise 7:48 a.m. Sunset 7:28 p.m. Details on Page 25.
Oswald framed claim by ex CIA official in book
Former CIA analyst George O Toole argues Oswald told truth about JFK killing after applying the psychological stress evaluator to Oswald tapes. He contends some Dallas police, FBI members and Warren Commission witnesses were involved, suggesting Oswald was framed.
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UPI
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F Kennedy
Central Intelligence Agency
Oswald
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FBI
George O’toole
Kennedy
O'Toole
CIA
Dallas City Hall
O’toole
Penthouse O'Toole
PSE
J D Tippitt
Ates
O Toole
Warren Commission
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Raia Laboratory
Elyria City Hall
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