Word: citrus
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...sugar, water or preservatives added," and "packed under continuous inspection," he is led to believe that the company president squeezed the juice directly into the carton with his own hands. Last week that belief suffered a blow that could set off the rediscovery of fresh oranges. In the Florida citrus industry's biggest scandal in years, Tropicana Products Inc., the world's biggest dealer in fresh chilled orange juice,* was accused of spiking its juice with sugar syrup...
...Florida, where the multimillion-dollar citrus industry is one of the state's biggest, that is tantamount to coming out for frost. Chairman J. R. Graves of the Florida Citrus Commission accused Tropicana of "premeditated and willful violation of the citrus code" (which prohibits producers from adding anything to fresh juice), called the deed "a reflection on the integrity of the entire industry." The Florida Citrus Commission called for punishment of Tropicana "in a degree commensurate with the seriousness of the offenses." Tropicana President Anthony T. Rossi admitted that he had ordered cane sugar syrup added to about half...
...civilization upon the ruins of the old. The new civilization did not win a real chance of success until after President Theodore Roosevelt pushed through his Reclamation Act of 1902. His first major project: Roosevelt Dam, northeast of Phoenix, which backed up enough water to support a citrus and truck-garden industry in Phoenix' sundrenched Salt River Valley...