Cocaine myths debunked by studies and hotline data
Two studies challenge the belief that cocaine is safe and non addictive. Animal tests show cocaine users reach toxic levels faster than heroin, while a COCAINE Hotline reports a pattern of dysfunction and escalating use. Officials estimate 5 to 8 million U.S. users with hundreds of thousands needing help. The piece cites experts and anecdotes from public figures to urge caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Concordia University
Ronald Siegel
University of California School of Medicine
U.S
Bunk
National Institute of Drug Abuse
Steve Howe
Los Angeles Dodgers
John Belushi
Pork Concords on Farm Grants Highlight Taxpayer Costs
A critique of a 31 million USDA special agriculture research grant package shows how Congress directs funds to colleges in lawmakers’ districts. Texas universities receive 2.9 million for dairy goats, Kansas gets 50 000 for grasshopper biocontrol, Mississippi 270 000 for experimental catfish farming, with Leahy and Helms clashing over the program.
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United States
Congress
Department of Agriculture
USDA
House
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Helms
Pat Leahy
D-Vt
Leahy
Maple Research Laboratory
University of Vermont
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
E. “Kika” de la Garza
Kansas
Senate
Robert Dole
Stoneville
Miss
Thad Cochran
Agriculture Committee
Appropriations Committee
Nutcracker a chilling Utah murder tale by Shana Alexander
A critic praises Shana Alexander’s Nutcracker a riveting study of Frances Bradshaw a wealthy New York socialite whose delusions drive a pattern of abuse deceit and murder. The book blends true crime with biography detailing the Bradshaw family in Salt Lake City their wealth and the shocking patriarchal crime.
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Shana Alexander
60 Minutes
Utah
Shana
Bradshaw
Salt Lake City
Berenice Jewett Bradshaw
Franklin James Bradshaw
Frances
Macbeth
Larry
Marc
Pennsylvania
Lady Macbeth
Medea
Euripides
Jason
Pelias
Corinth
Frances Bradshaw
New York
Texas
Frederik Schreuder
Schreuder
New York City Ballet
Boondocks
Virginia
Saudis push toward self sufficiency in farming gains
Saudi Arabia's 20 year irrigation and desert reclamation drive raises wheat to 1.3 million tons in 1984, cutting imports and edging toward export potential. Officials defend subsidies amid rising water use concerns as groundwater resources show signs of depletion.
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Saudi Arabia
Abdullah Zaid
Associated Press
Zaid
United States
Firewalking and books at the American Booksellers Assn meet
Dave Barry reports from San Francisco on the ABA convention where publishers reveal fall lines and authors like Mr. T and Mary Lou Retton discuss books. The piece details Tony Burkan’s firewalking seminars, costs, his book Dying to Live, and a satirical take on motivational trends, with Barry joking about California culture and aviation logic.
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San Francisco
American Booksellers Association
Mr. T
America
Mary Lou Retton
Midwest
Lee Iacocca
Stooges
Tony Burkan
United States
Phil Donahue
California
Toly Burkan
Tolly
Mister Rogers
New York
Tony
Charles Ringwald
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Arthur Jenkins
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THE
Herald Company
Clinton Square
Syracuse
N.Y
Stephen Rogers
Timothy D. Bunn
Donald P. Pickard
Stephen A. Rogers
Robert T. Hennessey
R. Gary Kruger
James J. Kilpatrick
Rebecca West
Patty Hearst
Jean Harris
Supreme Court
Stroy
Turkey
Syria
Iraq
Iran
Arabian Sea
Dave Barry
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