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California's Big Green, a tome-like-referendum, would have given that state the toughest, most progressive environmental policy in the world. Its architects hoped that California's economic power would force corporations to adopt such stringent regulations everywhere. But Big Green was tough, radical and 800 pages long. Some places it probably went too far. But that was not what killed...
City Councillor Frank H. Duehay '55 last night outlined a new plan to fight ozone depletion on a local level and urged other cities to adopt similar programs...
...councillor also called on other municipalities to adopt similar environmental goals and pass legislation on a local level...
...filmed baby brokers in Romania negotiating with parents for the sale of their children to Americans. "The word got out here in the States that kids could be easily had in Romania, as long as you brought enough money," says a senior U.S. immigration official. For David McCall, the adoption of his Romanian-born son, two-year-old Adrian, felt uncomfortably like baby buying. "When we started out trying to adopt, it was going to cost $2,500," says the Houston teacher. "In the end we paid $5,000, and I can't really tell you where all the money...
...pilot was a disaster. Actors were recruited to play the gladiators and were directed to adopt fake personalities. The costumes were tacky, and the overall style was uncomfortably close to the campiness of pro wrestling. "It was a schlock job," says Ferraro. "Out of a diamond, they gave you a piece of coal...