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...method proved a lifesaver to brothers Jamie and Glen Selby of Caspar, Wyo., who were burned after they playfully painted their bodies, tried to remove the paint with a solvent, and then came into contact with a flame...

Author: By Michael J. Abramowitz, | Title: While You Were Out | 9/13/1984 | See Source »

...method proved a lifesaver to brothers Lame and Glen Selby of Caspar, Wyo, who were burned after they playfully painted their bodies, tried to remove the paint with a solvent and then came into contact with a flame...

Author: By Michael J. Abramowitz, | Title: While You Were Out | 9/10/1984 | See Source »

...from down the street joined the sandy-haired boys, and the three quickly conjured up some devilry. A nearby house, which was up for sale, stood temptingly empty, and the boys decided to go exploring. Sneaking inside through an unlocked back door, the youngsters discovered cans of paint and solvent, and they began splattering paint on walls, floors and themselves. Then they went to a small bedroom to clean up. They removed their paint-flecked clothes and splashed a gasoline solvent over their bodies, letting it pool on the floor. Then, for some reason, one of the boys struck...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Miracle of Test-Tube Skin | 8/27/1984 | See Source »

...February, four workers were seriously injured at a circuit board plant in Derry, New Hampshire, after being exposed to the solvent methylene chloride. Methylene chloride was also the cause of illness to 61 workers at the Analogic Plant in Danvers two years...

Author: By Steven A. Bernstein, | Title: High Tech Dangers | 8/14/1984 | See Source »

...conference that he would ask Congress to pass legislation granting a cost of living adjustment (COLA) next year to Social Security beneficiaries even if inflation falls below 3%, which now seems possible. He did so although the bipartisan compromise package passed in 1983 by Congress to keep the program solvent stated that no COLA should be made if inflation is 2.9% or lower. Reagan lavishly praised the compromise package last year-and cavalierly broke its spirit last month. Since the COLA could cost up to $5 billion and will require a small payroll-tax hike, the proposal also violates Reagan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Posturing, Not Legislating | 8/13/1984 | See Source »

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