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tions budget of US$425,000 which would be used in part to coun- teract alarmist and irresponsible reports. Self-policing has so far given power lines a clean bill of health, and effectively discounted fears within the scientific community that the millions of people living underneath or close to power lines will be the raw data of future medical surveys, with more unwitting volunteers being added week by week. This is not work that has appeared from under the rug in the last year. There has been a very clear progression towards this state of awareness for more than two decades. Despite the growing weight of evidence, authorities in Britain, and Australia continue to allow homes to be built close to power lines, even though their counterparts in a number of other coun- tries have taken action to stop such developments. °0 only likely to become more so. The political questions about the implications have just begun to be wrestled with. They're the real- ly hard questions; the scientific ones are simple in comparison. The main source of public funding has been through the military establishments, and there has been a good deal of private sponsor- ing by some of the companies with vested interests. Some of that has been subsidised either directly or indirectly by the intelligence services or the military services. Some companies, because they have products like microwave ovens, have sponsored some research, but most of the research that is sponsored is usually on an annual renewal basis; consequently there is a very short leash on almost all of the scientists that work in this area. It is interesting to note that the people who have spoken out about the inadequacy of radiation protection standards have all had their research funds cut off; they've lost every grant they've had; they have often been subjected to administrative harassment and some have been forced to retire early. That's a very, very strong signal to everybody else working in this field of research. One doctor's crime was to establish a clear link between power lines and health hazards. His punishment was scientific exile so that now, at 59, he is enduring enforced early retirement despite his worldwide reputation for original research work. It probably cost him the Nobel Prize for which he had been nominated. In October 1982, a group of military and industrial leaders held a secret meeting at Hot Springs, Virginia, to discuss what they see as the unwelcome publicity being given to the potential hazards of electromagnetic radiation. To permit a free exchange of thoughts on this sensitive subject, the meeting was held behind closed doors, all cameras and recording devices were banned, and no record of the discussions was taken. The delegates, who included the armed services and the Environment Protection Agency—the American Government's watchdog—decided to raise a public rela- For further information on power-line issues, contact: Australia: Powerline Action (Vic.) Inc./EMF Advice—lan MacMillan, 3/247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Vic. 3000; phone +61 (03) 654 4512, fax +61 (03) 650 3689. © Association of Citizens Against Telecommunication Towers (ACATT)—Kate Barrett, 2/91 Henley Beach Road, Henley Beach South, SA 5022; phone (08) 356 4408. New Zealand: » Adopt Radiation Controls, Inc. (ARC)—c/- Bruce Morrison, PO Box 21113, Henderson, Auckland. ¢ Environmental Protection for Children Trust (EPC)—393 lam Road, Christchurch; phone +64 3 351 7329, fax +64 3 343 3693. Canada: * PACE Canada—100 Bronson Avenue, #1001, Ottawa, Ontario KIR 6GH; phone +1 (613) 236 6265, fax +1 (613) 235 5976. Sweden: ¢ FEB (Association for the Electrically and VDT Injured)—Box 115126, 104 65 Stockholm; ph+46 (8) 712 9065, fax +46 (31) 83 3509. UK: ¢ London Hazards Centre—tnterchange Studios, Dalby Street, London, NW5 3NQ. * PowerWatch UK—c/- 2 Tower Road, Sutton, Ely, Cambs, CB6 2QA. USA: ¢ National EMR Alliance—410 West 53rd St, #402, New York, NY 10019; phone +1 (212) 554 4073, fax +1 (212) 977 5541. / from Dr Hulda Clark Author of “The Cure For All Cancers” and “The Cure For HIV/AIDS” Comes The Cure For All Diseases” Which describes how a New Electronic Device has led to New discoveries, with New cures and New hopes! Follow the advice in this book preventatively, and you should never have to worry about your health again. See how you can get your whole family well and keep them well. Start today! In this book Dr Clark puts her conclusions, her results, and her methods before you. READ AND. LEARN RRP $39.00 + $5.00 Postage & Handling Order Now From Books Of Reveiation 77 Pound Road Warrandyte Victoria 3113 Tel: (03) 9844- 4492 Fax: (03) 9844- 4884 MAIL, FAX OR TELEPHONE ORDERS ONLY READ AND..LEARN RRP $39.00 + $5.00 Postage & Handling Order Now From NEXUS ¢ 45 DECEMBER 1995 - JANUARY 1996