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Harvard yesterday released results of tests on the water supply, indicating that levels of potentially cancer causing chemicals in the Cambridge water supply have dropped below the maximum level allowed by the federal Environmental Protection Agency...
...last Thursday by New England Chromochem, confirmed earlier tests by Cambridge officials which showed that the levels of trihalomethanes (THMs) in the water posed no danger to city residents. Levels of THMs--which are known to cause cancer in certain laboratory animals--in the water had exceeded the EPA maximum from July, 1988 to December...
Despite the obstacles against him, no one is dismissing El Comandante just yet. "Castro is charismatic, even if his popularity has eroded some," says Smith. "It could be argued that he would win an open election even today." The "maximum leader" maintains his high favor by constantly mixing with ordinary folks, thereby cultivating a keen sense of popular sentiment. Observes a senior Cuban official: "He is not like Honecker and Ceausescu, who lost touch with their people." And unlike the communist regimes imposed on Eastern Europe after World War II, Castro's revolution was a homegrown affair that quickly attracted...
...current controversy began in July 1988, when Cambridge officials recorded a level of THMs 12 percent above the maximum allowed by the Environmental Protection Agency. Despite scientific evidence that shows that THMs may cause cancer in laboratory animals, Cambridge did not comply with Massachusetts law and "notify the public" via newspaper "within fourteen days." In fact, Cambridge didn't even notify the public within 14 months. Not until the levels of THMs reached 96 percent above the permissible level in December did Cambridge finally send a warning letter to water users...
...most important advantages of the current system: higher rates of return to low-income workers. In the present setup, minimum-wage earners who contribute to Social Security over a full work life receive benefits of about 60% of their average monthly earnings before retirement. But workers who earn the maximum amount subject to Social Security taxes get benefits of about 27% of monthly earnings. Such redistributive payments are badly needed by most Social Security recipients, despite the overall increase in wealth among those 65 or older. A 1984 federal study shows that Social Security provides at least half the household...