Word: acidity
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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THAT THE RACE is still too close to call may actually prove that the voters like Emery-Reagan economic because almost every other issue in the campaign has worked in favor of Mitchell The acid rain problem is a case in point Maine's tourist economy is heavily dependent upon sport fishing, and the poisoning of many of the state takes by acid rain has driven away both the fish and the out of staters who came to catch them Mitchell scored points when he addressed this concern by sponsoring an acid rain bill and pushing it through the environment...
With the killer or killers still on the loose and copycat poisonings continuing-a bottle of mouthwash laced with sulfuric acid was bought in an Oak Park, Ill., store-officials were increasingly concerned. One special worry: adulteration of Halloween trick-or-treat favors. In Chicago, Mayor Jane Byrne ordered distribution of a million leaflets urging parents to keep a close eye on whom their children visit and what they bring home...
Some physical disorders appear to be linked to an imbalance of prostaglandins. Too little of a type that regulates gastric acid and protects the stomach lining has a role in the development of ulcers. Too much of a PG that causes uterine contraction may provoke menstrual cramps. Other PGs play a part in arthritis, while leukotrienes, PG-related compounds identified by Samuelsson, are implicated in asthma...
...meet Bunny Warburton and Faye O'Jones as the three come together to celebrate their 10th high school reunion. In what has to be one of the most bizarre and yet completely believable rituals ever described in women's literature, the three chums ingest large quantities of marijuana, cocaine, acid and opium (Faye also spends a good deal of time sprinkling nutmeg into glasses of straight scotch because it's chic), dress in Brearley uniforms (short pleated tunic over granny collar shirt, gold studs optional) and present each other with detailed reports of their sexual activities since the last meeting...
...late 19th century middle classes in America. Her novel is dense with such tiresome detail as the Zinn family's favorite books (Blanche of the Brandywine and Polly Peablossom's Wedding), songs (What Is Home Without a Mother?) and underarm deodorant (chloride of lime and powdered salicylic acid). Oates' heroines quote liberally from the world's worst verse, culled by the author from such works as The Ladies' Wreath, a Magazine Devoted to Literature, Industry and Religion. But what the women in A Bloodsmoor Romance seem to do most is knit, embroider and crochet...