Word: drunks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...running gag"* much admired by Hollywood experts is built up in a millionaire who, when drunk, is Chaplin's dearest friend; when sober, has him thrown out of the house. A new gag: Chaplin trying to light his cigar but succeeding only in lighting the cigar which another character is waving airily before his face. As in all Chaplin films there are touches of smut: Chaplin as a busy street cleaner seeing an endless troop of mules, hurrying in the opposite direction, only to meet an elephant; Chaplin acting girlish toward a prize fighter stripping for battle...
...State House speech to 150 college representatives from around the state, the governor added that the stepped-up crackdown will coincide with college football season, when most drunk driving accidents occur...
Yesterday's event, which also included speeches by Secretary of Public Safety Charles V. Barry and ex-Boston Celtics center Dave Cowens, is part of a public awareness campaign to alert students to the dangers and criminal penalties of drunk driving...
...addition to the roadblocks Dukakis has ordered increased police patrols to nab drunk drivers, visited local high schools to warn managers about driving while intoxicated, enlisted an estimated 100,000 truck drivers to report suspected cases, and set up alcohol rehabilitation programs for convicted offenders...
Despite the questionable benefits from the proposed rise, no visible opposition has mounted, Gov. Michael S. Dukakis is trying to boost his image by selling his tough anti-drunk driving package to his younger constituents. Students, along with everyone else, should laud him for the beefing up of roadblocks and bolstering of educational programs he has already done. But they should put the heat on him to oppose the illogical plan which insults them without offering a significant benefit...