Word: meats
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...economy that had been distorted by subsidies, hoarding and black-market speculation. But the price hikes have helped to raise the cost of living 108% over the past year. All-night queues in front of butcher shops have largely disap peared, because many people cannot afford to buy meat at the new prices. Virtu ally all necessities are rationed: one bar of soap, a half-liter of vodka and 3 lbs. of sugar per person per month. This fall, pre schoolers will be allotted one pencil, one eraser and one paintbrush for the entire year...
...friendliness and unity of the area came out last week when Clara Vecchiarella closed Gus's Meat Market after 70 years in business. Residents and merchants gathered at her shop, bringing food, music and gifts. The event's highlight came when Vellucci delivered a nostalgic oration, reminiscing about how he bought food at the shop when he was a young...
...consumption by 25% or more, both the saturated variety of fat found in meat and whole milk products and unsaturated lipids like those in vegetable oils. Animal tests and human population studies have shown a strong correlation between fat intake and rates of cancer of the breast, colon and prostate...
...report drew criticism from the National Cattlemen's Association, which labeled it "inconclusive and premature," and from the American Meat Institute, which said it was based on "insufficient evidence." Grobstein acknowledged that his panel was "exploring a relationship between two still largely unknowns," but he added: "I don't think we're disseminating unproven theories...
Traveling businessmen should be prepared for some shockers. In Oslo, for example, a Scotch and soda runs nearly $6. A glass of beer in even a modest café is $5. In Osaka, Japan, an expatriate housewife will probably pass the supermarket meat counter once she notes the cost of filet mignon: $78.94 for a kilogram (2.2 lbs.). A white shirt in a fashion able Nairobi clothing store can sell for as much...