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KOKOMO, Ind. -- Time has been kind to this storied city, where old neon signs hang above shop entrances and blocks of stately buildings form picturesque streetscapes.
Residents like to boast that Kokomo is the birthplace of the first American-built automobile, the pneumatic tire, stainless steel and the carburetor.
But in recent years, this city of about 46,000, an hour north of Indianapolis, has been known for something else.
The Kokomo hum.
A drone so incessant that some claim it is making their lives miserable and ruining their health.
While residents realize not everyone can hear their hum, they say it's time for the state to hear their pleas.
"We are appealing to the state, 'Will you help us?' " said Gael Deppert, an Indianapolis attorney who said she is volunteering her services to help residents. "We need to bring in scientists knowledgeable in various fields to try to grapple with this situation. We're asking the state to come in with an open mind."
On Friday, Jim Cowan, a Massachusetts researcher who has studied the hum, and Jeff Symmes, a Lafayette-area resident who says he became ill while working in Kokomo asked Gov. Joe Kernan's office for an in-depth study. [continued]
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