Word: rh
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this year's Burgundies will not be available until early 1980 for whites and early 1981 for reds. They will be scarce, but wines from Beaujolais and the Côtes du Rhône, Burgundy's neighbors to the south, have enjoyed abundant harvests. As a result, the 1978 nouveaux are not only better than last year's but often cheaper." And there is good news from Bordeaux, which also had an excellent year. Growers there expect a price rise of only 4% for reds and 10% for whites, which will make Bordeaux a good value...
...Americans represented large multinationals, such as Teledyne and General Motors, as well as small firms like RH Packaging of Clearwater, Fla. RH's president, Ron Hume, claims he has invented a machine that packages liquids like yogurt and orange juice at one-third the operating cost of comparable Japanese equipment. So far Hume has found no takers. DuPont's Lind joined the tour only because DuPont last year managed to push through import approval for its new blood analyzers in the remarkably short period of four months (vs. the usual nine to 18 months waiting time); DuPont...
...animals to the U.S.; in Bound Brook, NJ. A flamboyant showman, Trefflich built a million-dollar-a-year business selling exotic creatures from his four-story Lower Manhattan menagerie to scientists, moviemakers and carnival hucksters. Among his sales: Tarzan's chimp Cheetah and the monkeys used in breakthrough Rh (rhesus) factor research. Occasionally a restless snake would escape from Trerflich's store; once 100 monkeys created harmless havoc on Wall Street and made the headlines. Trefflich claimed the escape was accidental; skeptics abounded...
Died. Alexander S. Wiener, 69, co-discoverer in 1940 of the Rh blood factor; of leukemia; in Manhattan. His work led to safer transfusions and the prevention of a major cause of fetal deaths...
...RHÔNE. Despite late rains in this immensely prolific area, quality and color are notable. Some excellent Côtes du Rhônes have been selling in the U.S. at about $3 a bottle. Most wines from the area, including the renowned Châteauneuf-du-Pape, are now likely to rise at least 25%. They should be ready to enjoy in two years...