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...most such detention centers are nearly as noxious as adult prisons. "They are nothing more than crime factories and sodomy schools," says Andrew Vachss, director of the Juvenile Justice Planning Project. Yet the court system itself still reflects a traditional, perhaps outdated, belief in the fundamental innocence of children. The handling of juveniles, says Professor Miller, "is based on broad assumptions about 14-and 15-year-old naivete which in turn is based on 19th century conceptions about youth...
Referring to the dispute in Canada over acid rain caused by the American coal industry, she said, 'Canadians are touchy about imported noxious influences. If we want our lakes killed, we'll do it ourselves--not that you're not doing a good...
...MATEP). There were some black balloons held by the sleepy-eyed outside. There were even two minor arrests. But by daylight, the last engine was behind the plant's gates; in a few hours, cranes had hoisted it in place. The seemingly endless haggling over the engines and their noxious emissions had--at least temporarily--ceased in time for lunch...
...What a way to come to California!" Young lost his cool only after he had artfully landed Columbia right on the runway's center line. Eager to make an exit, he urged Houston to get the reception crews to speed up their "sniffing" chores-ridding the ship of noxious gases with exhausts and fans. When he was finally allowed to emerge, 63 min. after touchdown, he bounded down the stairs, checked out the tiles and landing gear, then jubilantly jabbed the air with his fists. It was probably Young's most uncontrolled move of the entire flight...
...representative of the federal Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta last week met with officials in Minnesota. Their preliminary investigation did not reveal evidence of a communicable disease, an inherited malady or exposure to a noxious agent. The mysterious deaths have, however, had an easily identifiable side effect: an increase in homesickness Says Si Thao, an interpreter for Lue Thao's widow: "She has no skills, no education and she cannot speak English Now she has no husband. All she wants to do is go back to Laos...