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Cooper also questioned the estimate of as many as 20,000 lung-cancer deaths a year. "You could say zero to 20,000 and be more accurate," he said. "Their numbers are shaky." Indiana's radon-program coordinator, David Nauth, agreed. "They make these comparisons with cigarette smoking and chest X rays," he said, "and people don't understand that they're talking about prolonged annual exposure at high rates." In fact, the EPA itself concedes that if 100 people spent 75% of their time for 70 years in homes with a reading of 4 picocuries of radon, no more...
Baring All for the Call: Sophomore sweeper Nick Gates was willing to give anything for a win against Columbia--even his shirt. After taking a Lion down on a tackle midway through the second half, the Columbia forward responded by stomping on his chest. So Gates retaliated, and drew the attention of one of the referees. To illustrate his version of the run-in, Gates decided to lift up his shirt and display the imprint of the Lion's cleats...
Minutes later, when senior Ken Ruoff was given a red card in a frontfield scuffle, Gates raced up the field--baring his chest--to remind the referee that the other side is just as brutal...
...Well, I just like showing the crowd my chest," Gates explained...
Drexel has reportedly set aside a $650 million war chest to fight the SEC's charges. A big part of the firm's strategy will be to attack the Government's case for being too dependent on Boesky. Says Martin Flumenbaum, who will defend Milken: "It will turn completely on Boesky's credibility, and Boesky has a clear motive to lie and fabricate." For its part, the SEC claims that it has substantiated its case with transaction records and testimony from Drexel employees, most notably Charles Thurnher, a senior vice president in the junk-bond department. Says Gary Lynch...