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...supermarkets of Chicago, Carl Sandburg's "hog butcher for the world," pork chops that sold in September for 98$ per Ib. recently brought $1.19. "I'm no longer just buying meat-I'm investing in it," grumbled one typically exasperated shopper. Throughout the nation last week, food prices were a major concern. AFL-CIO Boss George Meany complained that in his favorite Mrs. Adler's matzoh-ball soup, the number of malzoh balls per can had sunk from four to three, in effect raising the price. Humorist Art Buchwald fantasized that President Nixon will lake...
...SHOPPER CHECK IF PRICES HAVE BEEN RAISED EXCESSIVELY...
...fair coincides with the Christmas shopper influx to Harvard Square and "presents a good opportunity for Harvard-Radcliffe people to pick up some extra bread and exposure for their artistic ability," John Jenett '74, one of the fair coordinators, said yesterday...
...first slack season, he demanded, "Why doesn't the government provide me with clients? In Moscow, the government sees to it that everyone gets his share." A Russian woman shopping with her Israeli brother in a Jerusalem department store was indignant when he exchanged greetings with another shopper, who turned out to be Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir. "You mean," she asked disapprovingly, "they allow government ministers into a store without first clearing away the people?" Another woman complained about the limited bus service in her suburban Tel Aviv apartment development. "In Moscow," she said, "the buses run empty...
...yuletide spirit, are nonetheless used for their Rabelaisian potential. Most do not bear quoting, but here is a mild example: EXTENDING THE SEASON'S GREETINGS AND EXPRESSING THE HOPE THAT OUR CARNAL RELATIONSHIP MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. By buying nonseasonal cards, the frustrated shopper might even be able to vent the hostility that Christmas pressures frequently evoke. LET ME GET ANGRY JUST ONCE WITHOUT APOLOGIZING FOR IT would seem a suitable sentiment for family and loved ones, I DON'T LIKE YOU would do for any number of minions who expect tips...