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...fairly straightforward. McWhirter concentrated on the criminal activities of importers and suppliers and the law's efforts to control them. Washington Correspondent David Jackson talked with members of the Drug Enforcement Administration and other Justice Department officials. Gate and New York Correspondent Janice Simpson interviewed dozens of cocaine users, former users and dealers in an effort to put together a series of profiles. Says Gate of the experience: "Stitching together this grim and sorry story was not easy. Getting these people to discuss their habits, lifestyles and thoughts required the establishment of trust, and that takes time...
Inserted any time up to 16 hours before intercourse, the sponge releases its spermicide gradually, killing and absorbing sperm before they can reach the cervix. Unlike the diaphragm, the device-called Today-stays effective for 24 hours (hence the name) regardless of how many times the user has intercourse, and there is said to be nothing messy or awkward about it. A small polyester loop attached to the sponge makes removal easy. Vorhauer, the president of V.L.I., expects to start selling the contraceptives this fall, at about $1 apiece...
...course, is angry over the proposal. The 33-page bill, sched uled for a Senate Energy Committee hearing this week, is intended to brake the upward winter of U.S. gas prices. The rise sparked a spate of protests this winter by adding about 25% to the average residential user's rates, despite an oversupply of gas and a drop in the cost of heating...
...clerical workers who conducted the survey proposed guidelines to help alleviate the health problems caused by the VDT's. The group recommended in particular that Harvard use terminals that are adjusted to the individual user...
According to the Government's indictment against Smalley, the Englishman conspired to ship 100 vintage 50-ton tanks to Iran by using phony "end user's certificates," which gave the United Arab Emirates as the delivery site. He allegedly planned to buy the tanks from an Army depot in Anniston, Ala. He is also charged with conspiring to ship 8,300 antitank missiles to Iraq...