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JAMA. 1970;212(1):147.

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Beginning with this issue, THE JOURNAL occasionally will publish other items in place of "JAMA 75 Years Ago." The immediate replacement, titled "The Environment," treats of air pollution (p 25). It sounds a note of gloom, tempered by a modicum of hope.

Action is being taken in some quarters to reduce fouling of the atmosphere. For example, last December Commissioner John T. Middleton of the National Air Pollution Control Administration reported that Overseas National Airways had agreed voluntarily to accelerate the installation of devices for reducing smoke trails from jet aircraft. The first overhauls are scheduled for mid-1970. And in the latter part of January, 31 domestic airlines pledged to substantially complete installation of antipollution devices on three types of jet aircraft by the end of 1972, which is two years earlier than had been thought possible. Also, aircraft now being built, including the huge B-747, are not smoke-producers.

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