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Then there are the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest, who have covered themselves by placing bets on both sides of the primeval struggle...
...this earth," testified Keith Hernandez, 31, the New York Mets first baseman, who leads the National League in game-winning hits (19) and who had been a co-winner of the league's Most Valuable Player award as a St. Louis Cardinal in 1979. Describing coke as "a demon in me," he said he had used "massive" amounts starting in 1980 after he and his wife separated, and had then developed an "insatiable desire for more." He contended that there was a "love affair" between baseball players and cocaine in 1980. But Hernandez said under questioning that his claim...
...liquor industry has kept a low profile, though there is some concern over "neo-prohibitionism" and the return of the old image of demon rum. "For most people, alcohol is something that makes life a little bit more pleasant," says Robert Beleson, president of Remy Martin Amerique. The distillers and brewers have taken no position at all on the raising of the minimum drinking age or attempts to limit hours of taverns and liquor stores. The Distilled Spirits Council of the United States has stepped up its ads counseling moderation, and still voluntarily keeps liquor commercials off television. Says Duncan...
Bosses increasingly frown on employees who smell of liquor after lunch, and aggressive yuppies, some of whom have turned to the coke spoon instead of the bottle, fear that booze will slow them down. "You can't run on the fast track with demon rum eating at your stamina," says Sam Wolfe, a recent University of North Carolina law school graduate. "I can't remember a single business meeting in a long time where anybody's had a drink," says Warner LeRoy, owner of New York City's Maxwell's Plum. When someone orders a stiff one, "a mental trigger...
Fedders admits that he always put work before family. At home he was a fastidious, obsessive man who did not permit anyone to wear shoes on the carpeting; on the job he was a demon for organization, logging long hours as he supervised a 200-strong enforcement staff and meticulously reviewed proposed cases. According to SEC Chairman John Shad, Fedders demonstrated "unique executive and managerial abilities by increasing the annual volume of enforcement actions by over 50%, with 5% less personnel...