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...synonymous with sophistication as a jet-black tuxedo, the snow-white swirl of an evening gown, a Ritz cracker . . . A Ritz cracker? According to Astaire's widow, a subsidiary of Nabisco Brands hoped to create just such a connection when it released a million packages of its familiar Ritz snack crackers decorated with dancers in formal dress. Though the faces seem airbrushed, Mrs. Astaire and the very much living Ginger Rogers see an uncanny resemblance to a photo of the famed Hollywood hoofers from the 1935 hit film Top Hat. Their response: a $1 million lawsuit...
...salted peanuts cost more than unsalted ones? Because the former is deemed a taxable snack, while the latter is a grocery -- and thus exempt from Canada's new 7% goods-and-services tax. A six-pack of yogurt and a dozen oranges are tax-free at the corner grocery, but one of each gets hit when bought in a cafeteria line. Self-employed workers earning less than $30,000 a year don't have to collect and pay the tax at all, so a wash-and-set at the hairdresser could cost $10.70 in one chair and only...
With a value-added tax now the rule in most industrialized countries, the U.S. is the last major holdout against adopting it to replace diverse and competing sales taxes. So let the debate begin: Is a pizza with extra pepperoni a snack or a staple...
...offers free medical treatment and counseling, hands out sandwiches, clean clothes, "bleach kits" for sterilizing needles, and "dignity packs": Ziploc toilet kits containing a toothbrush, toothpaste, a comb, soap, a towelette, condoms, tampons and sanitary napkins. Sometimes the workers drive the kids to a local McDonald's for a snack and a chance to talk...
...Snack Attack. The Pentagon has dispatched 11 vans to dispense goodies to homesick G.I.s who miss their PXs. The mobile commissaries are loaded with foodstuffs including Spam, Pop Tarts, Armour Processed Meats and Texas hot sauce. They also carry antacid tablets...