Word: milke
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There was the day in early February when the killing came to SAIS Cahuide, a private co-op in Peru's central Junin department. It was a thriving agricultural concern then, boasting up to 130,000 head of livestock, 800 workers who sold 10,000 liters of milk a day, and 170 administrative and technical advisers. A column of guerrillas armed with machine guns, members of the 5,000-strong Maoist revolutionary group Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path), marched in to destroy everything and starve anyone who did not cooperate with them. The rebels killed or took most of the animals...
...country's inflation rate topped 1,720% last year, and could reach an unbelievable 10,000% in 1989. Buying power has dropped 50%; up to two-thirds of the working population is either under- or unemployed. In the capital, bread, rice and sugar are becoming scarce, and powdered milk is unavailable in many neighborhoods...
President Derek C. Bok ate dinner with residents of Stoughton North this week. He had only praise for the Union food, but the dinner was not without trauma. As he bent down to pick up a salad bowl on the floor, he bumped his tray, spilling milk all over." As is so often the case," he said, "In trying to do good in the world, I only succeeded in making things worse...
When Carnation started selling its new "hypoallergenic" infant formula called Good Start H.A. last November, the Nestle subsidiary hailed the product as a "medical breakthrough." Because the formula is made from whey, Carnation believed it would prove ideal for colicky babies who cannot tolerate traditional milk-based solutions. Since then, six cases have been reported to the Food and Drug Administration of babies who developed allergic reactions to Good Start. One of these infants vomited constantly for more than an hour...
...reports prompted an investigation by the FDA. Last week Carnation , announced that it will no longer include the "hypoallergenic" label on its product. Furthermore, it will add a warning that milk-allergic babies, who constitute about 2% of the infant population, should take the formula only under a doctor's supervision...