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...libel trial process can be too slow, too costly for both sides, and ultimately unsatisfactory, because reputation rather than monetary damages is usually what is at stake. Kaufman and other participants urged consideration of two major changes in libel law: elimination or sharp reduction of punitive damage awards in excess of a plaintiffs actual losses, and use of published retractions as part of a settlement...
Researchers speculate that chemicals may work their damage in several ways. The excess ozone might open the pores of leaves, allowing acid rain to leach vital nutrients. Or acid rain may cause harmful changes in the chemical composition of the soil. Rain may also deposit toxic heavy metals that damage plants' root systems. Says Richard Phipps of the U.S. Geological Survey: "The darn thing is a heck of a lot more complex than we ever thought...
Maltex, a hot cereal which has been offered at the University for more than 20 years, was banned this week by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health after the department's scientists discovered EDB levels far in excess of state limits...
...combination of the lottery--the winner of which will also travel to the Aloha State--and alumni donations has helped to defray the cost of the trip by about $80 per player, junior President Charlie Weeks said yesterday. The reduced cost will still be in excess of $500 for each of the 30 team members taking part, he added...
...conventional attack, a gradual withdrawal of a substantial portion, perhaps up to half, of our present ground forces would be a logical result. To provide time for necessary adjustments, that withdrawal could be extended over five years. To ease the transition further, we could, if Europe agreed, keep the excess ground forces in Europe for a time afterward in a new status analogous to that of the French forces, prepared for use in Europe but also available for use in emergencies outside it. Any withdrawal would make sense only if the redeployed forces were added to our strategic reserve...