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March 7, 1964

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a reporter at large

FIFTEEN THOUSAND QUARTS OF AIR.

Edith Iglauer

REPORTER AT LARGE about New York's air pollution. The major air pollutant is sulphur-dioxide gas. It comes because we use for fuel bituminous coal and …