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...flight of the Hebrews from Egypt some 3,000 years ago, Israelis were taking no chances that the Syrians would follow up the Yom Kippur War with a Passover war. Israeli forces were put on high alert. In line with what a military spokesman termed "a no-risk policy," grape juice was substituted for the obligatory Seder wine in front-line areas...
Demonstrators in the Cambridge march carried signs denouncing California grape and lettuce growers, and calling President Nixon an eater of non-UFW grapes. They also chanted slogans, including "Viva la Huelga," "Hey hey whaddaya say, don't shop A&P today," and "Same struggle, same fight, working people must unite...
...pupil, Lana quickly learned how to get her fill of her favorite grape juice ("Please machine give juice period") or pieces of banana. But could she also learn to pay heed to the symbols displayed on the screen-in effect, to read...
...hundredweight, and there is no indication of any decline soon. Says John McCarthy, an executive of American Bakeries Co.: "We're now talking about an 8% to 9% price increase across the board." Raisin bread will all but disappear this year; heavy rains ruined the raisin grape crop as it was drying, driving up the price more than 50% to $700 per ton. At that price few bakers can afford them. A shortage of sesame seeds will denude the seeded hamburger bun. Because turkey has become a popular substitute for more expensive meat, flocks are smaller than they have...
This summer, in the largest agricultural strike in U.S. history, thousands of grape workers walked off their jobs when their employers refused to re-sign contracts with the United Farm Workers. Instead the growers signed "sweetheart" contracts (contracts between a union and an employer without union representation elections) with the Teamsters. Over 6000 people were arrested in California for trying to exercise their right to picket in peace. Two striking workers were killed; one was beaten to death by a sheriff's deputy; the other was shot as he picketed the fields of his employer. Despite anti-strike injunctions...