Military drug and alcohol use hits record lows in 1988 report
Pentagon released the 1988 Worldwide Survey of Substance Abuse and Health Behaviors among Military Personnel showing non medical drug use fell from 27.6 percent in 1980 to 4.8 percent in 1988 while heavy alcohol use dropped from 14 percent in 1980 and 1982 to 8.2 percent in 1988. Cigarette use declined from 51 percent in 1980 to 40.9 percent in 1988 and heavy smoking fell from 34.2 percent to 22.7 percent.
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Barbara Tuchman dies at 77 after stroke in Greenwich
Pulitzer prize winning author and historian Barbara Tuchman died Monday in Greenwich after complications from a stroke. She was 77 and lived in Cos Cob. Her works have been translated into 13 languages and acclaimed as accessible histories.
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FBI probes shifts focus to trader groups at Chicago futures markets
A federal grand jury examining alleged fraud at the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange is probing trader groups and their market influence. Three traders said they were questioned about dealings with major traders, off pit deals, pending orders, and potential tax avoidance schemes. Investigators reportedly consider possible drug money laundering tied to phony trades.
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Engineers remove last shuttle turbopump before launch
CAPE CANAVERAL FL A practice countdown for the shuttle Discovery nears end as engineers prepare to remove the third and final high pressure liquid oxygen turbopump. NASA plans March 10 readying for flight with a $100 million Tracking and Data Relay Satellite aboard.
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Sullivan background check clears path for HHS hearing
FBI check on Louis Sullivan is completed and he has agreed to forfeit 300000 dollars in pay from his prior post. Senate Finance Committee awaits White House go ahead to schedule confirmation hearings for the Morehouse School of Medicine dean, the only black nominee for President Bush’s Cabinet, to lead Health and Human Services.
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