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...linked to cancer), and the infamous diethylstilbestrol (DES), which was found to cause cervical cancer way back in 1971 in daughters of women who used the drug, are still fed and injected into the animals we eat. Despite the existence of safer alternative drugs, the meat industry continues to pour these certified poisons into the food chain. Ironically, they are used for the prevention and cure of animal diseases...
Much of the last-minute spending is for research and consulting contracts, even though a lot of the work could be done more cheaply by the agencies themselves. As the witching hour approaches, Government bureaus also pour out money in grants. The Department of Housing and Urban Development gave about $5 billion in grants in August 1978; the figure in September was $20 billion...
...shakes with 45-ton drilling cranes and six-cylinder Cat loaders constructing skyscrapers of polished granite, cold steel and gleaming glass. As the world price of oil rockets, energy firms are converging on Denver to exploit the surrounding area's resources. With the Administration's proposal to pour out billions in Government money to create synthetic fuel industries, the rush stands to become a stampede. Even if Congress allocates only a fraction of the subsidies that Jimmy Carter calls for, Denver could benefit largely...
Refreshments are by Lyons, rather down-market caterers who produce more than 100,000 morsels ranging from simple buttered bread to frosted chocolate cakes that accompany tea (pour your own milk) or iced coffee (no ice). Experienced guests use the duplex technique of placing larger items over smaller, thus concealing the true dimensions of the load. During the afternoon, dozens of tea plates and spoons will be slipped into handbags as souvenirs. All done with gentility. Nell Jolliffe, who was awarded the Royal Victorian medal last month for her 58 years of dishing tea at garden parties, shared an insider...
...attention. They are the fallen angels, now reduced to minding the machinery set in motion by God, whom they call Biology. As the enspirited cup moves among the capital letters on the Ouija board, their plea is spelled out: FIND US BETTER PHRASES FOR THESE HISTORIES WE POUR FORTH/ HOPING AGAINST HOPE THAT MAN WILL LOVE HIS MIND & LANGUAGE. Merrill modestly replies: "Today that's a responsibility/ Not to be faced." Then curiosity gets the better of him: "On with the history...