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...Prince has a bit of an image of aneccentric in Great Britain, says Thomas Ertman afourth-year graduate student in sociology whospecializes in British politics. A non-smoker,Charles is a vegetarian and drinks only whenprotocol requires it. At times, he has eschewedtea or coffee as well. And unlike previous heirsto the throne, Charles has a decidedlyintellectual image, having gained the distinctionof being the first heir to earn a universitydegree. Says MacCaffrey, "He's the most originalBritish prince since Prince Albert a century...
...There's not a single study that establishes cigarette advertising as the main factor" or a contributing factor in a person's decision to become a smoker, Stapf said. Rather, "peer pressure and the role of parents and elders generally" are the main factors, he said...
...study did not say how much college women smoke. Past studies indicate that more women than men fall into the "moderate to light smoker" category, he said, but the situation may be changing and more study is needed...
...year-old patient at New York City's Phoenix House drug rehabilitation center who got hooked on crack two years ago. The product of a troubled middle-class family, she was already a heavy drinker and pot smoker when she was introduced to coke by her older brother, a young dope pusher. "When you take the first toke on a crack pipe, you get on top of the world," she says...
...Domenici has had the thankless task of trying to work out a compromise on the fiscal-1987 budget that might satisfy lawmakers and the President while meeting the $144 billion deficit ceiling set by the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings law. It was enough to drive the Senator, a reformed chain smoker, back to bumming cigarettes from the Capitol doorkeepers. Near the end of a week of feverish bargaining, Domenici stepped out of a conference with Majority Leader Bob Dole and was asked, "What do you think?" He replied, "I think this is a crazy place and I've got a terrible...