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...Washington Heights call it "crack." In the south central part of Los Angeles, the desperate addicts chasing an ever more elusive high know it as "rock." On both coasts, and in Chicago, Detroit and other cities throughout the U.S., the drug by either name is an inexpensive yet highly potent, highly addictive form of cocaine that is rapidly becoming a scourge. Pushers sell pellet-size "rocks" in tiny plastic vials for as little as $10. Smoked rather than snorted, a single hit of crack provides an intense, wrenching rush in a matter of seconds. "It goes straight to the head...
Likening the bill to a bear bouncing back and forth in a shooting gallery, Darman said, "There will be additional shots at the bear, but the bear will continue to move in the right direction." The most potent argument against too much tampering is the desire to keep the top tax rate at 27%. Some supporters hope to reach an agreement that will prevent any Senator from offering loophole-opening amendments without specifying how to make up for any revenues that might be lost. If a budget has been passed by then, such trade- offs would be mandatory under...
...triumphant milestone in the history of the country's organized black labor movement. Black unions have been legal in South Africa only since 1979. Marshaling the organizational skills needed to achieve a nationwide strike was their greatest challenge yet. Aware that failure would weaken the unions' image as a potent force in the debate over the future role of blacks in the country, the leaders took pains to assure a strong turnout...
...from Dancer picking up his pipe and freebase right to Dancer looking like a mongrel in the hospital's intensive care unit. Unless we knew exactly what happened to Pryor, we'd have no way of knowing what has happened to Dancer. Freebasing was reputed to be a dangerously potent high prior to Pryor, but it was not a pyromaniac's delight until Pryor went running through Hollywood Hills in full flame...
...right--it doesn't. The allure of the cinnamon scent wafting through the corridors of the malls, now considered essential to the format, was in fact an accident. Installed in an existing structure, the bakery was not vented, and so the aroma of cinnamon became its first and most potent advertisement...