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Rock-throwing black and mixed-race protesters fought pitched battles with police in the southern city all week. The authorities responded with two new weapons. One is a water cannon that spews purple dye onto demonstrators so they can be identified later and arrested. The press immediately dubbed the substance purple rain. The second is more lethal: a rapid-fire gun mounted atop an armored personnel carrier that shoots potentially deadly rubber bullets...
...Tazewell, the pill-induced crime wave started insidiously and then changed everything. Jerry Turley, a pharmacist, says it begins with people "sneaking into their grandmother's drawers and stealing stuff." But Connie Dye, whose nephew was convicted of robbing a pharmacy, says the situation has deteriorated to the point where "we've put dead bolts on our door. We even put a lock on our gate." For many Tazewell residents, that is the most tangible evidence that their way of life has quickly been lost...
...jurisdiction by the I.C.C., which is, after all, an "internationally accepted means"? "You can dovetail that, but I can't," says the U.S. spokesman. While the U.N. debates, hundreds die in the region every day. - By Maryann Bird Food Fright BRITAIN A U.K. food scare involving the banned dye Sudan 1 - shown to be carcinogenic in rats - spread to 15 other, mostly European, countries. Britain issued an alert on Feb. 18 when Premier Foods reported that it found traces of Sudan 1 in a batch of chili powder in its Worcester Sauce. The alert led to the recall of more...
...took off her uniform top, revealing a T shirt underneath, sat in a detainee's lap and ran her fingers through his hair. A supervisor monitoring the session immediately stopped it and gave the woman a written rebuke. Another female interrogator received a verbal warning after she wiped red dye on a detainee's shirt, saying it was blood...
...department of cultural affairs launched a two-week "Great Chicago Fire Sale," hoping to raise at least $250,000 for its financially strapped arts programs via an eBay auction of Windy City items, including an original Playboy-bunny costume, lunch with Oprah's decorator and a chance to dye the Chicago River green on St. Patrick...