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THAT THE SOCIALIST wave reached its peak in France on June 21, 1981 is a view not likely to be contested by the history books. By taking 289 of a possible 491 seats in Parliament, the Socialist Party can now boast outright possession of the legislative in addition to its recent acquisition of the executive branch of the government. A half-century battle by the oft-divided Left has finally, and convincingly, been won. For members of the new opposition, it is time for soul-searching and question-answering...
...winter, dairy farmers have always had trouble tailoring milk supplies to fit demand. In 1949 Congress passed a law obligating the Government to buy all surplus milk, which it does in the form of butter, cheese and dry milk. The idea was to keep the goods in storage during peak production periods, and then sell them back to distributors later in the year when production dropped off. The program gave farmers a steadier income while stabilizing the year-round milk supply for consumers...
Larry St. Peter, 40, a Seattle insurance broker, was among those perched at the edge of Mount Rainier's Ingraham Glacier, about 3,000 ft. from the peak, discussing the climb ahead. He recalled, "Suddenly there was a crashing sound and a thunderous roar behind us. It was as if one side of the mountain were coming down on us, an 800-ft. wall with thousands of blocks of ice tumbling down. Everybody was going 'Ooooh,' as if they were watching a Fourth 2 of July display. All I could think about was running...
...group of mountaineers met disaster on Oregon's Mount Hood, roughly 100 miles south of Mount Rainier. The victims were on an outing sponsored by the Portland-based Mazamas Club, a mountaineering group founded in 1894 and specializing in assaults on Mount Hood's 11,235-ft. peak. At the 10,500-ft. level on the dormant volcano's northeast face, one or more of the 17-member party slipped. The climbers, roped together in groups for safety, tumbled 2,000 ft. down the slope...
...public mind, glamour is the trademark of coke. The archetypal users are still rock stars, movie actors, pro athletes, jet-setters-people who might be assumed to rely on coke to meet the pressures of peak performance. It is true that some show-business figures have used cocaine to bolster their creative energies, and record producers have dispensed the drug to keep rockers recording all night. But many signs indicate that celebrities, like other people, use coke chiefly for recreation. Few dancers will snort coke before a performance; it throws off their precise mind-body coordination. Few football players toot...