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...combat bacterial food poisoning, the U.S. Agriculture Department proposes stricter poultry processing. Under new rules, chickens would be inspected more closely for contamination with fecal matter, and bird carcasses would be treated with germ-killing sprays or rinses...
Given the tensions that gibber and flap through most marriages, Cordelia's affectations seem rather venial, particularly since her wealth makes Richard's existence so cushy. But she and her husband live in the world of Kingsley Amis, where the rules of decorum are a lot stricter and funnier than in ordinary life. Cordelia just won't do, and The Russian Girl (Viking; 296 pages; $22.95) hilariously shows...
...will doubtless cause greater pain to parents already stunned by the loss of a child to crib death or some other natural cause. Now, in addition to enduring their grief, they will face more intense questioning from officials. But SIDS parents are among the most fervent supporters of stricter investigations. "The truth," notes Thomas Moran, president of the SIDS alliance, "is that bias and confusion will disappear only when people are really sure why every baby in this country dies...
Because of last year's suspension, Louie's owner Cheng-San Chen says that when the store reopens, there will be a stricter policy for underage liquor buyers flocking to his doors...
Cambridge should adopt much stricter smoking regulations than those currently in place, a local tobacco control advocate said last night in a gathering at the Cambridge Substance Abuse Task Force headquarters...