1970_05 The Daily Collegian May 1970

              6    THE DAILY COLLEGIAN ^Thursday. M.y 21, 1970
Sonic booms pose threat
to human, animal lite
In this age of booming technology, man has created an Invisible, but dangerous poUutant In
the form of noise.
The effects of excess noise can
be as subtle as a gradual loss pi
hearing or as dramatic as a child
killed by a sonic boom.
Perhaps one of the more lethal
forms of noise Is the sonic boom.
A sonic boom ls produced by a
Jet traveUng faster than the speed
of sound. What the Jet actually
does  ls to compress the air ln
There have been some feeble
attempts made to Umlt this background noise. For example, the
Walsh-Healy Act of 1968 estabUshed the 'standard* noise level
to be 90 decibels. To put this ln
a meaningful perspective, a whisper ls 30 decibels, normal conversation ls 60 decibels, an operating vacuum cleaner Is between 80 and 90 decibels, a Jack
hammer ls rated at 95 decibels
and a jet taking off ls 135 decibels. Much of the noise produced
by everyday activities Is over the
federally   recommended  decibel
Little ls known about the physical and mental dangers of a sonic boom. In 1964 the Air Force
held a series of tests over Oklahoma City, trying to accumulate
data on sonic booms. One consequence of their tests was a suit
filed by Bally Smith of Oklahoma
City, claiming a sonic boom split
1968 a Fed-
n St. Paul,
il District Cou
warded   ;
Mln
$37,490 in damages when l
boom killed 2,000 haby mink! In
that same year an F-105Thun-
derchlef, while flying over the
United states Air Force Academy
at Boulder, Colorado, shattered
Perhaps the most tragic Incident occurred when a six-year-
old boy ln Hugo, Oklahoma, wis
klllesd by a sonic boom. Eye witnesses reported that the fright
produced by the sonic boom Induced panic, then vomiting and
finally death by asphyxiation.
ever, ls likely to suffer
form of noise pollution, tl
Increasing background no
Dr. D. M. Lipscomb,
ln the department of audlology
and speech pathology at the University of Tennessee has shown
that such noise can cause severe
hearing loss.Dr. Lipscomb set up
an experiment where he recorded
theque and played It back to a
group of guinea pigs at the same
decibel level that the people at
the discotheque experienced it.
The guinea pigs were exposed for
four hours per day for a total
period of about five days. This
time schedule was comparagleto
the listening habits of the people
who were regular patrons of the
discotheque. When Dr. Lipscomb
compared the
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cells of the experimental animal:
were destroyed. Thlsexperimen
becomes significant considering
the fact that there are oi
million Americans that are now
working at a job which could lm-
It Is also Interesting to note
that scientists believe that ir city
noise continues to rise as It Is
presently   rising   - one decibel
by the year 2000. And the nol
level ln the average household
doubling every ten years.
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SACRAMENTO-Smog caused
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$33.5 million out of a total farming loss of S39.H million. Losses
of $5 million occurred lnthe nine
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Bay.
The bureau of plant pathology
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forest trees or home gardens.
Major damage waa also reported to grapevines, a $935,000
loss. Apples, avocados, figs and
pears were also seriously hit.	
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practiced an 'open platform* policy which permits use by all
sorts of groups regardless of
their race, religion or point of
view. In order to be consistent
and non-discriminatory ln applying the 'open platform' policy,
Marvin   X   was   permitted to
by letting Marvin X use the facilities, the center was apparently supporting the Black Muslim doctrine, White answered,
"No. The center does not necessarily agree with or support
many of the wide range of views
expressed by the groups that use
the building. By being non-dls-
crlmlnatory and letting Marvin
X speak, the Religious Center
contradicts the Black Muslim
claim that whites are racist de-
Loss of funds from the local
churches was expected to total
approximately $8,000, but with
total withdrawal from some of
the major contributors, the actual
figures may prove to be considerably higher. Evenwlth projected, and prayed for, individual
donations of $6,300, the center
stands to lose at lease $10,000
from last year, according to the |
With these facts pointing to I
the possible near-elimination of
the Y's services, the question of
the local churches' declsons to
remove their funds from availability arises.
Albert DeHaven, assistant pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of Fresno which chose to
withdraw Its funds, agrees that
It was principally the Marvin X
affair that prompted his congregation to take action.
He   said,   however,   that   the
tlsm ls a contributing factor and
says, "The people ln this and
other Valley- Presbyterian
churches feel that social and pollUcal, concerns should be kept
on an Individual level and should
nol be Involved with the Institution...*
He disagrees with White lhat
there ls a possible backlash to
student unrest. He believes rather that there ls more distrust
of the campus ministry than the
students. This has resulted from
wide differences ln theological
Interpretation, he says.
He explains that the community
at large favors a more "verbal
witness' type of Christianity,
while   the   campus   community
Another factor DeHaven sees ln
the polarization ls the method of
ministry.   «The ministry of the
will try his beat to convert other
beliefs.*
■The people feel that there
ls no such voice or •witness"
coming from the center, that
there are Christians there who
are not trying to infect the world
with Jesus Christ.'
With these solid factors against
it, where does the College Y go
from here?
There ls no Immediate danger of the center being closed,
but how many professional staff
members we will have ls another matter, since the largest
Items ln the budget go to pay
the professional people,* says
Reverend White.
"If we do get sufficient funds
from UMHE, we can continue
to operate in basically the way
we do now.   If we don't, we may
budget cots and private donations,* says Donaldsoru^Che cuts
would Include such things as tra
ctate and reduction of support
staff but "it could be done, I
suppose," Donaldson says.
The center ls now conducting
an Intensive fund drive but Jesuits, along with those from UM
HE, are yet to be seen. Contributions may be made to the College Y, 2311 East Shaw Avenue,
Fresno, 93726. Gifts are tax
deductable.
God may not be dead, but unless He does something, the religious center may be.
White also pointed out that such
diverse groups as the John Birch
Society, the Christian Antl-Com-
munlsm Crusade and many others
have used the facilities provided
"About two years ago, before
It became a really accepted thing,
four of us ln the campus ministry Issued an open letter stating
our belief ln the Immorality of
American military Involvement
ln Vietnam. This stance was not
popular   with   the   community,*
The letter urged open opposition to the war and offered Information concerning ways to secure   a   conscientious   objector
refuse military service and to
express that refusal within the
law if possible.
"San Joaquin Valley churches
servatlve than those ln other
areas of the state and his regional  conservatism sometimes
strongly to something like this,*
White says.
He goes on to say, "There
are many good and sincere people
ln local churches who 1
Interpret Christianity as
personal relationship rather tnan
a social concern and they don't
see why the church should speak
out on controversial Issues. They
also tend to think Christian work
should be done In traditional
forms and labels, so they question whether Christianity ls being
validly expressed at the Y.*
In   general,   Reverend
believes that the outspoken
beral* views of the center's
have been largely responsible
the Hnanclally negative
by the community.
Traditional sources of
for the center have been local
churches, Individual giving,
United Crusade and UMHE,
the exception of Individual giving,
all have been drastically reduced
ln the last three years, with the
resulting  cuts  In the operating
"From what we spent ln '69
to our lowest estimates for the
•70 budget, there has been a 41
per cent drop. During this same
time, FSC enrollment went up
25 per .cent,* says John Donaldson, physics professor and "
cial chairman of the Y.
This means that while there
are potentially more students to
use the center. It has had to
decrease Its services to the students. Donaldson points out that
two years ago there
and one half professional positions on the staff, and now tha
of Reverend White ls the only
one that can be afforded.
Shortly after the Marvin X Incident,, the United Crusade announced that its three-year phase
out of funds would'
this year. The UC board ol
directors gave as Its reason,
•there ls money available elsewhere.* According to Donaldson
this U nonsense an
n his c
genuine effort to keep the center
on the church's budget, '...but
the people reacted to his (Marvin
X's) speeches at an emotional
level and It was Impossible to
quell their feelings after this
Incident.*
llglous.* he says.
He explains this difference
by saying that Ihere are basically
two views of Christianity: It ls
one among many and all religions are valid; or It ls the only
true religion, the only way to
be "saved". He says many people
ln tils congregation believe that
Christianity ls basically missionary In nature and If the
•doing his Job, he
provide the services oi
teer basis."
And It the leaders of the center were willing to change their
views to being them Into closer
harmony with the community?
•It would take real effort and lots
of time from Y leaders for the
people to trust It again," says
DeHaven.
•If we don't get funds from the
traditional agandes, we will virtually have  to depend on more
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