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...officers of the U.A.W. in Detroit found themselves in a painful role reversal. Around Solidarity House, the U.A.W. headquarters, 350 of the union's own hirelings, members of the A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s Office and Professional Employees International Union, had thrown a picket line, demanding that the U.A.W. cough up the same 13% raise that it had won for the auto workers...
...finds in the bottle market. Dubuque, Iowa's weekly Antique Trader, for example, regularly carries at least 15 pages devoted to the fad; a recent issue listed such hot items as Ezra Brooks' Big Bertha ($25), Beam's Gold Fox ($95), Dr. Seth Arnold's cough killer ($2), Dr. Fenner's Kidney & Backache Cure ($14) and a (misspelled) bottle of Kalamasoo heavy blob soda ($9.50). Of the moderns, Avon cologne and perfume bottles are most popular; an International Avon Collectors organization, headquartered in Mesa, Ariz., informs members of new issues. Novice collectors can seek guidance...
Coach Jack Barnaby awarded cigars to the finalists. "Can I break training coach?" Briggs said. "I'm afraid I'll cough in public," Atwood commented...
Multiple-drug remedies include a cough suppressant like codeine or dex-tromethorplran, which may be useful if a doctor prescribes the right amount (about 20 milligrams for adults, five to 15 for children). But most drugstore cough remedies lack sufficient amounts. Worse, their other ingredients can interact with additional drugs the buyer may be taking-for example, tranquilizers, antidepressants or drugs for high blood pressure. This can cause a "blood-pressure crisis." Moreover, some cough elixirs contain from 43% to 50% ethyl alcohol, the equivalent of 100-proof whisky. Some teen-agers are buying such brands as popular "kick inducers...
Calling for better research and prescription controls the Medical Letter advises: "Cough is a protective reflex; its severity should be diminished, but when there are copious secretions, it should not be suppressed by large doses of an antitussive agent." In most cases, the best remedy is an old-fashioned regimen of warm drinks and steam inhalation. Beyond that, "the familiar throat-tickling irritation can often be relieved by a candy drop...