Word: mule
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Dope comes to Europe in small packets borne by an "ant army" of couriers. From the lawless wilds of the Golden Triangle, dried poppy extract travels by backpack, bicycle, mule and even army trucks to crude labs, some in jungles, some in Southeast Asia's sprawling Chinatowns. There chemists refine the caky black powder into two grades of heroin: No. 3, the 40%-50% pure "brown sugar" favored for smoking, and fluffy white No. 4, 90% pure "stuff" for needle addicts. The dope is ferried to Europe by air, ingeniously cached in all sorts of objects-mah-jongg tiles...
Behind Carter in line was Jimmy Wallace, a sturdy black man who will turn 64 on Christmas Day. Outside, Wallace lingered, enjoying the scene. "I've known him all his life," he said proudly. "Me and him used to plow the mule together, back when I worked for his Daddy. I told him he'd come a long way, with the help of the Lord." A black nurse's aide smiled and said, "When I was voting I felt good about it. I've known Mr. Carter. He was always nice-a Christian gentleman...
...just grinnin' like a mule eatin' briars as I read this issue. Ann Viamonte Dallas...
...Jackson, S.C., during the Korean War, was one of Senior Writer Stefan Kanfer's recollections when he sat down to write our opening story and assessment of the Southern spirit. New York Correspondent Eileen Shields, while reporting on Southern agriculture, interviewed a farmer with 100 acres and a mule. Lost to the story was the mule-a venerable 25, it died the day after her visit...
...official wagons and approximately 2,000 other travelers. The Pennsylvania Bicentennial Commission sponsored an official wagon from each state, plus ten escort wagons. Wagon trains originating in Elaine, Wash., Pomona, Calif., Houston, Fort Mandan, N. Dak., Atlanta and Augusta, Me., are bound for Valley Forge fueled by horse and mule power, as well as a resurgent pioneer fever. TIME Correspondent Madeleine Nash caught up with a contingent of wagons at Tecumseh, Mich., and found spirits high. Her report...