Word: drews
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...last week that he opposes legalization, and Reagan agreed in an interview with TIME and other newsmagazines. Said the President: "Oh yes, I am definitely against it. We're talking about something that destroys people's lives . . . to the point that they're no longer normal human beings." Reagan drew an angry picture of future decadence: "You drive down the highway, and you look up, and there's a billboard, and it doesn't say EAT JELL-O; it says TRY COCAINE. And your papers and your magazines ((would be)) full of attractive ads saying OH, HAVE A BALL...
...part, Moscow is intent on placating its foreign antagonists because Gorbachev would rather spend his energy on reforms at home. As the meeting with Reagan drew nearer, Soviet leaders were preoccupied with an even more crucial domestic summit, the Communist Party Conference set for June 28. Last Thursday the Politburo decided to call a plenum of the 307-member Central Committee to discuss the party conference...
...Applicants from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill mailed out resumes to as many as 50 employers each, instead of the 20 or so that most members of last year's class targeted. An all-day career seminar at the University of Virginia (total enrollment: 11,096) drew a standing-room- only crowd of more than 550 students, even though it was held on a Saturday. Says Larry Simpson, U.Va.'s placement director: "I've been here 20 years, and I have never seen students as career conscious as they are today...
...students seeking teaching careers. Many of the nation's graduate education schools report they are receiving at least 40% more applications this year than last. At Brown University, 250 students showed up for a one-man show on the life of a teacher, and career forums on counseling drew twice as many future graduates as last year...
...body, bound to a chair with adhesive tape, had been found in the burned remains of the couple's garage, which Bulloch admitted torching. He claimed that his wife had choked to death accidentally during an episode of sexual bondage. Though he faced the death penalty for murder, he drew only a seven-year prison term on the lesser charge of manslaughter. Frustrated prosecutors have now moved to try him for arson...