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Protesters became wild enthusiasts when Coke reversed itself. "I was ecstatic when I heard the news," said Libby Lavine, a Michigan dissident who had launched a national letter-writing campaign. "Thank God they realized what a mistake they made." In Mountain View, Calif., Coke Activist Wilson threw a party in the sawdust-covered back room of a hamburger restaurant. The drink of the night? Old Coke, from Wilson's 20-case stash...
...walk of life. The return of old Coke is "the best thing that ever happened since the wheel," said Randy Deaton, 32, a Michigan hotel manager. "I switched to water when they stopped making the old Coke." Exclaimed Gail Hilty, 16, a senior at Redwood High School in Larkspur, Calif.: "Thank God! I don't like the new stuff at all. Nobody likes it--at least nobody that I know." On Staten Island, N.Y., Tracy Collica, 11, and Michael, 8, feed their two-year-old brother Larry both kinds of Coke and are certain that he prefers the old. Said...
...needs in part by granting alternative certification to college graduates without formal teacher training. California granted emergency credentials to more than 4,000 instructors last year. Sunbelt schools are recruiting in northern states, where in many cases declining pupil populations have prevented a teacher shortage. The city of Modesto, Calif., this spring set up eleven recruiting centers in hotels from Massachusetts to Washington State. Georgia, although its shortage is still minor, has imported math and science teachers from West Germany. The Houston independent school district foraged all spring for 500 teachers as far north as Vancouver, only to discover that...
Meanwhile, private citizens can take a number of steps to combat possible radon pollution. They can order testing devices called Track Etch from Terradex, a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based firm. If homeowners then detect dangerous concentrations of radon indoors, they should seal cracks and openings in basements with epoxy sealants, ventilate buildings with heat exchangers, and remove indoor airborne dust with high-quality air-cleaning systems. Average cost to radonproof a house: $1,000 to $5,000. Unfortunately homeowners must bear the cost. Many insurance companies have said that they are not liable for radon contamination, and because the substance...
DIED. Sheldon R. Luce, 76, retired sheep rancher in Yolo County, Calif., and one-time colleague, in advertising sales and corporate affairs, of his elder brother, Time Inc. Founder Henry Luce; of pneumonia after heart surgery; in Palo Alto, Calif...