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Some cola purists beg to differ. Says Gay Mullins, a retired real estate investor from Seattle who founded the Old Cola Drinkers of America and helped lead the successful protest against the new Coke: "Corn syrup is like lead in my stomach. It doesn't give me the lift. It makes me sleepy." But industry analysts perceive no difference. Says Montgomery Securities' Emanuel Goldman: "Original and Coca-Cola Classic are one and the same thing...
...civil libertarians will protest this control. They already are protesting. When Koch announced his roundup plan, he was vigorously opposed by the American Civil Liberties Union...
...second anti-Japanese student protest in two months. In both cases, the ostensible purpose was to refresh Chinese memories of Japan's harsh military presence in China from 1931 to 1945. The events were also timed to coincide with two Sino-Japanese competitions in volleyball and an Oriental game called go. But the dissident students gave their protest an additional twist by dubbing the rally Democracy '85. In a manifesto circulated before the demonstration, organizers declared that "it will be impossible to realize our personal ambitions and careers without a conducive democratic atmosphere." University authorities responded with a series...
Ferdinand Marcos has secluded himself in his palace for two decades while his cronies have captured control of the nation's economy and his army has lost the support of the people. It is not just the Communists who oppose Marcos; moderates have also taken to the streets to protest him. We must re-evaluate our association with the Marcos regime if we are to maintain that special Philippine-American relationship born in Bataan and the World War II resistance. Richard Patrick Wilson Mobile...
...college campuses, the Star Wars debate is turning into a high-tech version of the 1960s protests over weapons development and classified research. A group called United Campuses to Prevent Nuclear War has circulated a petition asking scientists not to accept any Government funds for SDI research. Some 2,100 have signed the pledge, many from Cornell, Caltech and M.I.T. They contend that Star Wars research is high-tech hocus-pocus that will escalate the arms race. Some scientists suggest that because the protest has been centered at elite universities, SDI research is being done at less prestigious places. Huffs...