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...vulnerable. Others have expressed concern that it would lead to the "denuclearization" of Europe or the "decoupling" of the U.S. from its security commitments to the Continent. These are avowedly the objectives of Soviet policy. We are not going to accede to them. But it is not necessary to abandon the quest for nuclear arms cuts to defeat these Soviet aims...
That this well-documented and instantly recognizable personality type can be produced chemically is not something we as a nation can afford to ignore or abandon. I grant that to the naturally relaxed, amiable, motivated person, excessive marijuana use can zap desirable qualities into a mush of lethargy and reclusive behavior. This is not to say, however, that it would be beneficial to eliminate marijuana use in our society. For people who are naturally bellicose, annoying, pretentious or disruptive, pot is an effective neutralizer that, without hindering the individual from leading a relatively fulfulling and happy life, can successfully integrate...
With babies now legal commodities, the business of baby selling boomed nationally. Congress decided to abandon the clumsy old-fashioned monetary system in favor of straight baby trade. Gold prices fluctuated wildy, but a baby's worth was always assured because of its strange appearance that caused people to lose their minds in happiness...
...since famed Pentecostalist Preacher Aimee Semple McPherson was accused of faking her own kidnaping in the Roaring Twenties has the nation witnessed a spectacle to compare with the lurid adultery-and-hush-money scandal that has forced a husband-and-wife team of televangelists, Jim and Tammy Bakker, to abandon their multimillion-dollar spiritual empire and seek luxurious refuge in Palm Springs, Calif...
...building modern plants to turn them out in huge quantities. The American chipmakers acknowledge that they cannot make some types of chips as cheaply as Japanese companies can, but U.S. buyers of chips, as well as Pentagon officials, think it would be unwise to allow U.S. manufacturers to abandon making any important types of semiconductors. Moreover, U.S. chipmakers claim they can still profitably manufacture specialized semiconductors like microprocessors...