Word: beefs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...last year with his zingers about George Bush, who he said "was born on third base and thinks he hit a triple." Hightower provoked national attention again early this year when he urged cattlemen to grow hormone-free cattle in response to the European Community's ban on U.S. beef...
Although no solid scientific evidence indicates that hormones in beef are hazardous, many Americans are concerned. The European Community prohibited such drug use in cattle four years ago, and last January the E.C. banned imports of meat treated with hormones. But adding antibiotics to feed may pose an even greater threat. For years the drugs have been losing their punch against bacterial infections in humans. One explanation: the bacteria that normally flourish in the guts of farm animals are developing immunity to the antibiotics. And these new strains of superbugs are being passed on to people in the meat they...
Japanese investors are buying cattle operations in Australia as well. While Japanese consumers generally consider American grain-fed beef to be the tastiest import, production is less costly Down Under because Australian cattle are fed more grass. Japanese trading houses have poured $132 million into Australian beef operations, more than twice their U.S. investment so far. That trend has prompted mixed feelings. Last month Australian beef producers called for government restrictions on further Japanese investment, but labor unions, whose members have benefited from increased employment, rose to defend...
...only moderate amounts of protein. Americans should meet the Recommended Daily Allowance -- 0.8 g per kg of ideal body weight for adults -- but not exceed twice that level. Since an ounce of lean ground beef has about 8 g of protein, a 120-lb. woman fulfills her entire protein requirement with a 5.6- oz. hamburger, and a 180-lb. man with an 8.4-oz. patty...
...measures -- an increase in the price of gasoline to a still indulgent 25 cents, plus an average 30% hike in bus fares -- Venezuelans went wild. In Caracas and the provinces, unruly mobs torched cars and buses. They quickly turned to looting stores, stealing everything from legs of beef to stereo components. Angry merchants defended their shops with gunfire in an orgy of crime and spontaneous punishment...