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...revenues that have allowed drug traffickers to subvert legitimate government in much of the hemisphere, a process described in this week's stories. "We seldom acknowledge this," she says. "We still talk about using drugs as a matter of personal choice. We smoke dope, while we boycott Chilean asparagus, California lettuce and South African diamonds. But we are responsible for creating an exploitative, murderous force...
Harvard University Food Service workers started preparing food last week, says Dale M. Hennessey, assistant director for administration, who helps coordinate menus. The guests will consume 14,000 lbs. of salmon, 480 lbs. of asparagus and 1100 pints of strawberries, says Philip R. Bauer '36, senior food buyer for the Food Services...
...mail came the year's most original movie tie-in: a red plastic visor with a 4-in. protruding, well, sort of asparagus stalk. "Fun Facts and Myths About the Pineal Gland (The Gland of the '80s)" reads the press release. "Mad Doctor Edward Pretorious' invention stimulates the pineal gland and causes it to protrude and take on a personality of its own -- much like your official From Beyond Pineal Gland Visor . . . Wear it anywhere: the ballpark, parties, the shower (it's waterproof...
...time visit last night to a house reknowned for Clove-smoking, avant-guarde denizens revealed this undeniable verity of veritas. Patrons entering the revamped and resplendent dining area were first informed by an illuminated menu what "Chef Stone will be serving" them: shrimp cocktail, prime ribs with bernaise sauce, asparagus on a bed of greens, tomatos stuffed with spinach, potatos a la something and, for dessert, white chocolate mousse...
...calories for each of the first three days, 900 during the next four, then 1,200 over the following seven. The third week repeats the first. (Men get an additional 600 calories daily.) To soothe hunger pangs, dieters can munch unlimited amounts of certain "free" vegetables, including asparagus, parsley and cucumber, plus up to three daily snacks of "safe" fruits, such as apples, melons and oranges...