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...were to be sprayed with paraquat. The state of Florida, in apparent agreement, has announced that it will spray some fields with the herb killer. The Florida plan has prompted critical editorials in local newspapers as well as a lawsuit from NORML. In addition, the Chevron Chemical Co., a distributor of paraquat, has fired off a warning letter to the U.S. Department of Justice and the DEA: "The product label bears the word poison and the skull-and-crossbones insignia, but terrifying people in order to modify behavior is not a registered use." Still, Florida officials remain committed to paraquat...
Earlier this month, Procter & Gamble took its strongest action. It filed defamation suits against three persons who allegedly spread the rumors and advocated a boycott of Procter & Gamble products: an Atlanta man who works for a grocery-products distributor and a Pensacola, Fla., couple who sell competing household goods door to door...
...engaged in financial activities that, while not illegal, seem less than appropriate for the nation's chief law enforcement officer. Shortly before assuming his Cabinet post, Smith accepted a $50,000 "severance" payment from Earle M. Jorgensen Co., a Los Angeles-based steel and aluminum distributor. This seems out of proportion to his duties as a director paid $500 for each board meeting he attended. The severance award was made after Reagan announced that Smith was his choice for Attorney General...
Nonetheless, Apple's management has remained curiously unperturbed. Says Jeremy Lack, general manager of Apple's East Asian distributor: "The executives in California have underestimated the enemy, and if they don't quickly do something about it, they're going to find cheap copies of the Apple being sold on every corner in the U.S." Apple's general counsel, Albert Eisenstat, toured East Asia two months ago to assess the problem. He concluded that the Asian challenge was not yet serious enough to warrant immediate legal action, but Apple is still considering that option. Says...
...detained driv ers for use later as evidence. In Los Angeles some second-time offenders have to use a specially equipped car. After turning on the ignition, the driver must maneuver the steering wheel so that a needle moves into the "pass" area on a gauge. In Maine, Beer Distributor Frank Gaziano of South Portland is pushing bar owners to buy breath analyzers. The customer puts 500 in the slot and blows into the machine through a straw; a red light goes on for a score of . 10% or higher...