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...Please pass the chips." Time was when that request led to a predictable result: a crackling treat of smooth, fragile, bitingly salty potato chips. No longer. Now staggering possibilities abound: chips sliced from white or sweet potatoes that could be thick or thin, ridged or smooth, and with or without salt and preservatives. They might be natural in flavor or seasoned with Cajun, Italian or barbecue spices, vinegar, jalapeno peppers, cheese alone or with bacon, sour cream (or yogurt) with onion (or chives). There is also a choice of half a dozen or so oils for frying, which...
Over another Monsanto objection, Carr got all the spill cases consolidated, so the proceedings involved 65 plaintiffs, each with multiple medical complaints from alleged dioxin exposure. More than 80,000 pages of testimony from 167 witnesses have been transcribed so far. The case file is already five feet thick. Over 6,000 exhibits have been entered into evidence...
...meeting's organizers and Dezieck said Holyoke Center will probably not set up a lounge on each floor, which many workers have said would solve the problem of thick smoke and crowding in the two lounges. "We will work in the realistic realm now," Dezieck said...
...joined by an assortment of sympathizers, were met by an overwhelming onslaught of force and fury. Some 10,000 shield-bearing policemen, armored in riot helmets, blocked major street corners. As the students marched in remembrance of their slain comrade, the police fired tear- gas grenades into their midst. Thick clouds of blinding fumes soon routed the protesters, sending them gasping and reeling. One band of Buddhist monks were gassed and shoved as they tried to enter their temple. Chanted several gray- robed monks as they were driven back: "Restore democracy! Overthrow the dictatorship...
...emigre actress renowned in Warsaw for roles in the classics. In New York City she shuffles around a decaying and almost bare tenement flat, hanging up tea bags to dry for reuse while intoning Lady Macbeth's hand- washing scene in an odd singsong with a thick Polish accent. No one will hire her, and even she can hear herself and understand...