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WHITE, who is a lawyer in California and the author of Human Debris: The Industrial Worker in America, begins Merchants of Death with details from his own life as a Camel addict. He reveals that he was drawn to smoking by peer pressure and the conviction that the habit was considered to be a "cool" thing...

Author: By Katherina E. Bliss, | Title: Smoking's Not Just Bad for You, It's Good for Them | 11/12/1988 | See Source »

...Israeli government suspended the credentials of three journalists for failing to submit their stories to the military censor. "These reports are totally baseless," said army Chief of Staff Dan Shomron. "The undercover units are subject to military discipline and full supervision." Perhaps, but covert operations have a troubling habit of going awry -- or going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Israel Code Name Cherry | 11/7/1988 | See Source »

...Liam Neeson is carefree, appealing, and sensitive--a personality completely different from the slightly slimy character of Miller's novel. The Leo of the movie is definitely not the type who makes a habit of picking up women in laundromats...

Author: By Emily Mieras, | Title: Maternal Triangle | 11/4/1988 | See Source »

...smoking has been recognized for what it is: an addiction and a health threat, often even to bystanders. This Administration championed "zero tolerance" and urged Americans to "Just say no" to other drugs. Let the next Administration commit itself to leading the U.S. away from its single most deadly habit. Cigarettes kill an estimated 300,000 Americans annually. That is 15% of the deaths in the country, far more than are caused by heroin, cocaine or other illegal drugs that have aroused such concern. Nonsmokers -- more than two-thirds of the population -- subsidize cigarettes through increased Medicare and Medicaid payments...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health Care: Beyond Bromides | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

...National Student/Parent Mock Election, started eight years ago by a New York City educator named Gloria Kirshner, is designed to encourage grammar and high school students to discuss the issues and get into the habit of voting. "I wanted to help young people feel they can control their own destinies, as well as the destiny of their nation," Kirshner says. "It's the same sense of powerlessness that keeps some people from voting that also leads many students to drop out of school." Two million participated in the program in 1984, and this year many more are expected to take...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From the Publisher: Oct 31 1988 | 10/31/1988 | See Source »

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