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...intoxication in his dormitory on June 19. Last week Tribble surrendered to authorities after a grand jury indicted him on narcotics charges that included possession of cocaine with intent to distribute the drug. Tribble, 24, a former Maryland junior-varsity basketball player, is suspected of providing Bias with the coke that killed...
Most Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets now serve Coke rather than Pepsi, but that could change. A PepsiCo official said the company will not break contracts between KFC and Coke but will work "vigorously" to wean its franchisees from the Real Thing...
...Administration was under pressure to act as national concern about drugs seemed to be reaching new heights. "Crack," the powerful form of coke that can be purchased for as little as $10 and is smoked in a glass pipe, is seducing younger Americans who could never afford the drug in its more expensive powdered form. One study reported that cocaine has spread to as many as one-third of America's college students. Since 1980, cocaine-related deaths have tripled. The deaths last month of University of Maryland Basketball Player Len Bias, 22, and Cleveland Browns Defensive Back Don Rogers...
...surprise last week when the Federal Trade Commission said it would sue to stop PepsiCo from buying Seven-Up, and Coca-Cola from swallowing Dr Pepper. Pepsi's bid to merge the No. 2 and No. 3 U.S. soft-drink brands was announced in January, and industry leader Coke agreed to buy the No. 4 brand a month later...
...deals go through, Coke and Pepsi will account for 80% of the market. Both companies voiced little reaction to the FTC move. Said a Coke spokesman: "We believe our acquisition is in the best interests of the industry...