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...grave concern about the peaceful future of space," read the letter from Moscow. "I fully share this concern. To prevent the militarization of space is one of the most urgent tasks facing mankind." The author of the message was Soviet Leader Yuri Andropov, who seems to be making a habit of addressing American citizens directly. He was replying to an appeal that had been sent to him and to President Reagan by a group of distinguished U.S. scientists and arms experts who are campaigning for a ban on the development of weapons in space. The Soviet leader's letter...
...those with modest incomes. Frequent players, who can hope to win illegal jackpots of more than $2,500, include immigrant workers from Algeria or Portugal and residents of the poorer sections of France's major cities. Most of those people have no wish to break their habit, which costs many $15 a day or more. Says one jackpot junkie: "You'd better believe I like playing. You don't need friends, and you don't have to worry about being lied to. I just go home when I'm sick...
...America, a line of coke is as easy to obtain as a bottle of beer. Coke users will cut their habit only when they realize that cocaine is ruining their lives and not before that. All the millions of dollars spent on drug enforcement would be better spent on drug rehabilitation...
...always believed that if drug abusers wanted to ruin their lives, it was fine with me as long as they kept their habit to themselves. Now the thought of cokeheads practicing as surgeons and working on airplanes has me terrified...
...zones. There is something spiritually dislocating, even depraved, about football in May. Still, Homo sapiens has adjusted to the idea of having ice hockey's Stanley Cup playoffs proceed at their glacial pace through the same month, so perhaps the content of seasons is just a matter of habit. When man sends colonies into space, he will be able to mount movable, sun-reflecting mirrors to simulate rhythms of night and day and even the terrestrial seasons. If he wished such special effects, he could probably conjure up an occasional blizzard inside the space colony. But he doubtless will...