Word: contentions
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...symbol of all that was wrong with America's eating habits, its mass culture and its economic development. Walter Mondale, among other politicians, criticized the hamburger chain's minimum-wage jobs as grim substitutes for well-paying blue-collar work. Nutritionists despaired over the high fat and sodium content of McDonald's fare, while food snobs ridiculed creations like Big Mac's "special sauce" as gooey and gross. Even investors, who had been smitten with McDonald's stock for two decades, were predicting that a glut of golden arches would soon put an end to the chain's glory days...
...whatever McDonald's social value as an employer, its impact on America's nutrition remains controversial. One of the perennial criticisms of McDonald's is the fat, sugar and salt content of its menu. The Quarter Pounder with Cheese, for example, contains an estimated 1,220 mg of sodium, which for a person on a strict low-salt diet might exceed an entire day's allotment. Yet during the past several years the company has tried to improve its food's nutritional value, in part by reducing the fat and salt content of some items. In a current advertising campaign...
...think Mike Kelfer would be content with his MVP Award. Three months ago, Kelfer--a center on the Boston University hockey team--scored the game-winning goal in overtime to give B.U. its second straight Beanpot title...
While the final plan stresses abstinence and sexual fidelity, health experts agree that many of the specifics that HHS outlined are useful. The policy focuses on the school system but defers to state and local school boards "along with families, community and parent groups" on the content of AIDS education. The plan calls for a national media campaign as well as aggressive efforts to reach high-risk groups, and encourages the creation of special programs for black and Hispanic youth, who are considered to be particularly at risk. In fiscal 1987 the Government will spend $79.5 million on AIDS education...
...time career in Japan would be too limiting for a conductor mentioned as a potential successor to Karajan in Berlin. Although there have long been predictions of his imminent departure from Boston, Ozawa speaks confidently of his future with the orchestra (his only permanent post). He is, he says, content...