Word: tolls
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...state travel agency, provided a few unofficial details. He speculated that the ship's pilot may have steered the boat off course or misjudged how much room he had to maneuver because the water level of the Volga was higher than usual. The official put the death toll at 170 and added that no foreigners were killed...
...Alexander Suvorov could carry as many as 468 passengers, so the death toll may be higher. According to another unconfirmed report, a freight train was crossing the bridge at the time of the crash and several cars toppled off, possibly crashing through to the ship's jammed upper deck. Witnesses claim that only 40 people were rescued. Said a distraught resident of Ulyanovsk: "There is great chaos in the city. People are crying in the streets...
...modern pressures take their toll doctors preach relaxation...
Indeed we have. In the past 30 years, doctors and health officials have come to realize how heavy a toll stress is taking on the nation's well being. According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, two-thirds of office visits to family doctors are prompted by stress-related symptoms. At the same time, leaders of industry have become alarmed by the huge cost of such symptoms in absenteeism, company medical expenses and lost productivity. Based on national samples, these costs have been estimated at $50 billion to $75 billion a year, more than $750 for every...
...chores than the strain of guiding heavy air traffic. Such traffic, however, does take a toll on people living close to airports. Blasted daily by noise, people near Los Angeles International Airport have been found to have higher rates of hypertension, heart disease and suicide than residents of quieter areas...