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Reagan did leave a crack in the door for reconsideration, saying that between now and the time the U.S. exceeds the limit, the U.S.S.R. could "take the constructive steps necessary to alter the current situation." But that hardly encouraged advocates of compliance. One official involved in arms control policy described Reagan as "fed up" with the arguments over adherence to the treaty. "The debate is over," said he. "He's made his decision and that's it. SALT II is finito...
...East Germans insisted that the policy was intended to crack down on suspected terrorists. The Western powers, however, concluded that the ploy was a new attempt by the Soviet-backed East Germans to alter the unique post-World War II status of Berlin. In the past, foreign diplomats entering or leaving the East sector of the city had only to flash a red identity card issued by the East Germans. By requiring passports rather than cards, the East Germans apparently hoped to establish that the Berlin Wall is an international border --in direct contravention of postwar agreements...
Alumni representatives are described as having been "given the first crack" in the mad rush to buy the requisite tickets and to find housing to attend the early September festivities. Koivumaki says that class representatives have filled all the University housing for the celebration, and some, but not all, of the local hotel rooms Harvard bought up in advance...
...Crack's addictive qualities affect the brain's biochemistry. The nerve cells of the brain communicate with one another with the help of chemicals called neurotransmitters. Crack triggers the brain to release these substances, chiefly dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine, at once. This overstimulation, says Rosecan, "probably results in the euphoria experienced by the user...
...effect is the same as overdrawing a bank account to go on a spending spree. Cocaine blocks the return of the neurotransmitters to the nerve cells for reuse. Eventually the brain is squeezed dry and craves stimulation. Addicts who try to recapture the high by smoking more crack only aggravate the neurochemical deficiency. Says Rosecan: "We think these physical changes correspond to the psychological changes of the crash--depression, irritability, paranoia and craving...