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...threats of water meters and stopgap measures like the rationing of water for air-conditioning units. There is, of course, nothing wrong in advocating economical use of existing water supplies, particularly when it is coupled with a sincere effort to stop leaks in the water system. What is fatal, however, is the assumption that these temporary measures are the final solution. No one would like to see tax-burdened New Yorkers saddled with another tax of questionable necessity. Even if the aqueduct system were to be completely rid of leaks (which hardly seems likely judging from past attempts) there...
...performing on the air. His style can be characterized only by a total lack of style. "There's a close personal relationship between my radio and myself. If a guy starts putting me on, he's finished. I just do what I like. Changing what I do would be fatal to me because there isn't much difference between what I am and what...
...moon, however, has no atmosphere or magnetic field to stop the particles; they reach its surface at velocities great enough for -the heavier protons to penetrate space suits and the thin walls of a Lunar Excursion Module (LEM). Caught on the surface of the moon, astronauts might receive a fatal dose of proton radiation before they could return to their orbiting Apollo vehicle, which will be substantial enough to withstand the most severe solar bombardment yet recorded...
Briefly he surfaced this fall when he was arrested, along with three other Angels, and accused of raping two teen-age girls-charges that were later dropped. The newspaper announcement after his fatal accident said simply, "Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services," but it became a rallying cry. Into Sacramento roared nearly 300 motorcyclists, including such normally dissident groups as the Hangmen, Grossmen, Gladiators, Falcons, Thunderbirds, Mofos and Marauders. In homage, all wore their club insignia; many sported earrings, German Iron Crosses and Nazi swastikas...
...interest in favor of protecting the pharmaceutical manufacturers. Some recent examples of action, inaction and disputed decisions: ≫ SULFAS. FDA last week announced that it was requiring new labeling on two long-acting sulfa drugs marketed by three firms,* "to warn against rare cases of a severe and sometimes fatal side effect," a blistering and ulceration known as the Stevens-Johnson syndrome. There have been 81 reported U.S. cases "associated" with the drugs, with 16 deaths, eleven among children. There have been relatively fewer such cases and no U.S. deaths ascribed to the short-acting sulfas, which have...