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Larry Mitchell would know. He understands the murderous brew of rage and fear and firepower that produced My Lai. A Philadelphia-born black, Mitchell, 38, went to Viet Nam in 1965 as a sergeant in the Green Berets. "They told us that we were going to make the country a democracy," he remembers now. "I still thought of war in John Wayne terms: only the bad guys got killed." Mitchell was chastened in a hurry; he was rocketed a few minutes after he arrived in the combat zone. "You never saw the enemy. That was the most frightening part. Even...
...plastic surgery. (Savvy users rinse their noses with water after sniffing to wash away the irritants.) To avoid the impurities of street coke and obtain a greater jolt, more users are resorting to freebasing. After dissolving a substantial quantity of coke in an alkaline (basic) solution, they boil the brew until a whitish lump, or freebase, is left. The lump can be purified further by washing it in a strong solvent. Then it is smoked, often in a water pipe. That way a highly concentrated dose is absorbed into the blood even faster via the lungs than through the nasal...
...agency. Said liberal Democrat Edward Roybal of California, "Children will be left hungry, the aged left weary and cold, the truly needy wanting, and Mr. Stockman thinks his OMB's duties should take priority." A House Appropriations subcommittee denied the request. -By Walter Isaacson. Reported by Douglas Brew and Neil MacNeil/Washington...
...giant deficits and menacing inflation could be perilous. The risk increases with the length and depth of the reductions. The nation is about to try Reagan's experiment, but the question of how far to go promises a bitter battle. -By George J. Church. Reported by Douglas Brew and Neil MacNeil/Washihgton
...final bargain is reached, the Democrats will insist that Reagan give it unqualified public support before it is brought to a vote. Says Wright: "If Congress is going to give birth to his child, then Reagan must own up to its paternity." -By Walter Isaacson. Reported by Douglas Brew and Neil MacNeil/Washington