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no Comment Not to Worry George Kopp, legislative candidate in Suffolk County, New York, and supporter of the Shoreham nuclear power plant: "Actual meltdown takes three to five days, and that's...
...So why isn't it correct to say that the greatest peace activist in the world today is the Pentagon...
...Keep Your Powder Dry When questions arose in the Australian Senate about the army's purchase of 541,000 condoms, Defense Minister Kim Beazley made it known that the contraceptives are "an effective means of waterproofing" gun barrels...
...no Comment Not to Worry George Kopp, legislative candidate in Suffolk County, New York, and supporter of the Shoreham nuclear power plant: "Actual meltdown takes three to five days, and that's certainly enough time to evacuate Long Island...
...Business is Dying The Compass, a Catholic diocesan newspaper in Green Bay, Wisconsin, congratulated a local mausoleum on the dedication of a new wing, commenting, "Your continued growth is an enhancement of our community...
...currency the Federal Reserve of San Francisco shreds daily are considered hazardous wastes by the state because of its lead and copper content...
...Cut-up bills have to be packed in sealed dumpsters, and trucked to dumps for toxic waste...
...and Mrs...
...High-Priced Spread The Wall Street Journal reports that the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory names its nuclear explosion tests after cheeses...
...Roughing It Derrick Crandall, head of the American Recreation Coalition, recalls that when Vice President George Bush visited Glacier National Park in Montana last year, "we had to haul in two eighteen-wheelers full of camping gear...
...Before leaving the tent, they remove the mask and say, 'Gas, please, sir.'" Be Prepared The mail-order catalog issued by Gemco of Buena Park, California, salutes the Boy Scouts of America on their seventy-fifth anniversary with a Commemorative Winchester Lever Action Rimfire Rifle, "a fitting tribute to the Boy Scouts' dedication to the highest ideals of life and sport...
...Lib Service Note received by The Progressive's circulation department: "We would appreciate it if you would correct our address from Knight's Prison Lib Serv to /Knight's Prison Library Service...
...No Big Deal L. Patrick Gage, vice president for exploratory research at Hoffmann-LaRoche, explaining (in the Los Angeles Times) why pharmaceutical firms have given low priority to developing drugs to treat or prevent AIDS: "This will sound awful, but you have to understand that 1,000,000 people isn't a market that's exciting...
...It Leaves You Breathless From a Colorado Springs Sun article about chemical warfare training at the Air Force Academy: "Coughing, dazed, and eyes burning, the basic cadets exit what is dubbed a 'confidence tent...
...They enter the tear-gas-filled tent wearing gas masks, then run in place, touch their toes, and do windmills to stimulate activity...
...Wisconsin Governor Anthony Earl, in press conference remarks on a proposed state lottery: "We have found that bingo is a healthy way of advancing God's work...
...It costs $497...
...says, "The American military is the deterrent factor in the world today—it is what keeps the peace, i.e., what deters war...
...The March of Science Program listing for ABC television's Good Morning America: "Scheduled: A look at new types of polyester...
...Recent tests have been called "Cottage," "Roquefort," and "Camembert...
...We seem to get on lists when the 'Lib' as in 'Liberation' is used in connection with 'Prison...
...Rumors Greatly Exaggerated Received at the Mark Twain Memorial in Hartford, Connecticut: a computer-written letter inviting Mr...
...Many Are Called...
...Sure, it's growing, but it's not an asthma or a rheumatoid arthritis...
...And that everyone who contributes to its maintenance, which means all Americans who pay taxes, are peace activists...
...Readers are invited to submit No Comment items...
...Submissions cannot be acknowledged or returned...
...Root of All Evil According to American Banker magazine, "Two tons of old U.S...
...Clemens to join the American Association of Retired Persons...
...War Is Peace Conservative columnist William F. Buckley Jr...
...Been Nice Knowing You From "Jerry Rubin's Ten Rules of Networking," as quoted in an American Express advertisement in Newsweek on Campus: "Don't spend time with people you already know, except to introduce them to your new contacts...
...Please send original clippings or photocopies and give name and date of publication...
Vol. 49 • December 1985 • No. 12
