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...Carey victory may signal a new round of union militancy. During his campaign, the former delivery driver for United Parcel Service tapped growing rank-and-file resentment by railing against union concessions to employers. The union, which has seen the real wages of its members decline during the 1980s, has been alone among big unions in endorsing Republican Presidents. Carey says that policy will change...
...deaths, predictably, the police verdict is driving while intoxicated. In New York City last month, six youths were killed when the car in which they were riding went out of control while it was speeding late at night on a deserted street in the Bronx. The 18-year-old driver, who had only a learner's permit, had consumed more than twice the amount of alcohol required to qualify as legally drunk. In 1989, according to the National Traffic Safety Administration, 3,539 deaths in the 15-to-20 age group resulted from traffic accidents in which alcohol played...
...four-sentence statement, Bush calls every alcohol-related traffic crash "a tragedy that doesn't have to happen." In addition, he urges hosts to "choose a designated driver before any drinking begins...
...After all, the designated driver is the life of the party," Bush continues in the brief announcement...
...Harvard Alcohol Project, which is widely credited with furthering the concept of the designated driver, has in the past recruited other celebrities--such as television journalist Mike Wallace and pop singer Carly Simon--to act as spokespersons...