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...time the term Mafia came into general usage in the early 19th century, the descendants of the old compagnie d'armi had evolved into a secret hierarchical organization, divided into specialized sectors that controlled Sicily's cattle and pasturelands, slaughterhouses, fruit plantations, market gardens and ports. The nucleus of the "honored association," as the Mafia's members euphemistically referred to their organization, was the family, whose members were linked by blood or marriage. A group of families would be allied in a cosca (artichoke), a cluster of separate leaves forming a single unit...
This fall's California grape harvest was a race against the sun. Unseasonable heat of up to 105° threatened to ripen the fruit too quickly and spoil it for winemaking. But as the last bunches of plump red and golden grapes were dumped safely into crushers last week, growers and vintners were in no mood to raise their goblets to Bacchus. Because of a worldwide glut of wine, this year's harvest of nearly 2 million tons of grapes will be far more than needed. "We are in a hell of a bind here," says Earl Rocca...
Like Job, the long-suffering citrus farmers of Florida have cause to wonder why they are being punished. At Christmas time last year a harsh freeze wiped out 10 million trees statewide. This spring the notorious Medfly appeared in Dade County and began devouring fruit. Now, with the wholesale price of orange juice already 27% higher than last year, the worst yet has come. Last week scientists confirmed that a deadly new strain of citrus canker, a bacterial disease that is harmless to humans but defoliates and kills trees, has swept from Ward's Nursery, a citrus farm near...
...rarely allowed Protestants in the pulpit. At Leningrad's Orthodox Academy, Graham offered advice to 1,000 seminarians and priests. Without directly citing Soviet restrictions, he said, "In some societies you cannot go out and preach the Gospel. What do you do?" His answer: "We must wear the fruit of the Spirit, so that people, when they see how we live, will be drawn to the Spirit within us." Christianity has survived atheist taunts, he said, "because the Gospel has its own power to change human lives." But when six youths bravely held aloft crude banners protesting the jailing...
Nestlé has long had a keen appetite for U.S. companies. In a buying binge during the '70s, the Swiss food conglomerate helped itself to Beech-Nut (baby foods), Libby, McNeill & Libby (fruit juices) and Stouffer (hotels and frozen dinners). But Nestlé then decided to halt its U.S. expansion because of heavy financial losses suffered in Argentina...