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...choice on this issue is like crying wolf. Driving is a privilege, not a right, and it is misleading to cast the question of whether drivers and their passengers should be fined $15 for not wearing seat belts purely in terms of personal liberties. Just as drivers give implied consent to be subjected to a breathalyzer test and so waive certain privacy rights, it is hardly unreasonable to expect them to follow a rule like the seat belt law which is not only in their own interest, but also holds down medical costs for taxpayers and insurance rates...
...Administration defend the U.S. and its allies against an overwhelming Soviet superiority in conventional arms without a nuclear deterrent? Shorter range, how can the Administration contend at the same time that it needs Star Wars to bring the Soviets back to the summit and + that it will never consent to bargaining away...
Brown's official policy regarding room searches, which is spelled out in the rooming contract, reads, "The university reserves the right to enter residence hall rooms without the consent of the occupant in order to provide for the well-being and protection of the community and its members property...
Anderson's sister Mrs. Say, interviewed by The Associated Press from her home in Batavia, N.Y., said of her brother: "I was wondering how long it would take him to get angry enough to consent to make a tape. I half-expected...
...Drug Administration approved the process for harvested wheat and potatoes more than 20 years ago; dried spices and slaughtered pork were added to the list in the 1980s. Last April the agency gave the go-ahead for irradiating fruits and vegetables, and a furor erupted. Despite the FDA's consent, the process until now has been used mainly to preserve herbs and spices. But last week gamma ray-treated fruit made its first U.S. appearance when Laurenzo's Farmer's Market in North Miami Beach began offering irradiated Puerto Rican mangoes. The FDA is now considering whether to extend approval...