Cocaine Trade Prompts Bolivian Curb Efforts
In Bolivia, coca leaves remain culturally accepted and legal though linked to a growing cocaine trade. U.S. aid funds a pilot to replace coca with citrus crops, while DEA agents aid local enforcement and new drug laws face lengthy penalties.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
UPI
Andean
United States
Europe
Peru
Brazil
Argentina
Paraguay
Panoptico
Santa Cruz
Obrajes
U.S
Drug Enforcement Administration
Interior Ministry
AID
University of Florida
Bolivian Ministry of Rural Affairs and Agriculture
Cornell Study Tests Solar Heating for Greenhouses
A Cornell University project funded by a 35000 energy grant aims to cut oil and gas use in greenhouses by maximizing solar heat. Researchers test solar collection devices and storage, study a solar house, and plan a demonstration unit with insulated night panels and double glazed hollow walls to improve heat retention.
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Ithaca, N.Y
UPI
Cornell University
Energy Research and Development Administration
Donald R. Price
Cornell
Price
College of Architecture
One Order He Could Not Fill
In Sacramento a pizza parlor manager was tied up by a masked intruder who fled with $285. Police say Robert Dunham alerted them by dialing out after the robber left, using the chair to reach the phone.
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Sacramento
Calif
Robert Dunham
Dunham
Program Puts Children in Hearing World
In Sioux Falls a six week pilot preschool at the South Dakota School for the Deaf mixes 13 profoundly deaf children with normal hearing peers. The approach aims to show earlier help accelerates language development while engaging parents in the classroom and modeling speech for both deaf children and their families.
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Joey
South Dakota School For the Deaf
John Hudson
Minnesota Leads Country In Helping Alcoholics
Minnesota shows a public health thrust with widespread acceptance and treatment for alcoholism. Dick Van Dyke notes low stigma, while state officials and professionals report extensive facilities including 30 detox centers with 377 beds and 34 primary programs with 1,525 beds. Public welfare counselors assist across 39 counties.
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ST. Paul
Minn
UPI
Dick van Dyke
Minnesota
United States
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