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Meanwhile, Green Cross, a nonprofit subsidiary of Scientific Certification Systems of Oakland is working with four national supermarket chains and manufacturers to certify products that meet high standards for recyclability. The cross will appear for the first time in July. Manufacturers seeking the Green Seal or the Green Cross will have to pay fees to cover the cost of analyzing their products, and Green Seal will levy an annual licensing fee. Can the two ecologos happily coexist in a green world? There may not be room for both, say experts. Ultimately the fittest will survive...
...Mommy, Mommy! I want Turtles! Gimmie Barbie! Can I have Batman?" Cruising the cereal aisle in the local supermarket these days is like changing channels on Saturday morning: a Crayola parade of sugarcoated turtles, ghosts, bats and bears goes by. Kids have an insatiable sweet tooth for breakfast foods based on cartoons, movies, toys and games, a fact that has cereal makers rubbing their hands and a growing cadre of parents hollering "Enough...
...antitakeover trend got a big boost last week when the U.S. Supreme Court, in clearing the way for California to challenge the merger of two major supermarket chains, ruled unanimously that states can sue to prevent or undo anticompetitive mergers. "The court decision is a blockbuster," says Robert Litan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. "There are 50 loose cannons out there, 50 attorneys general who can now stop a merger...
Gambling foes charge that the casinos have not only attracted unsavory elements to the reservation but also failed to produce economic benefits. "We still have no supermarket, no Laundromat, no arena," says Chief Howard Tarbell, head of the St. Regis Tribal Council. "We need legitimate economic alternatives so people don't look only to the casinos for hope." Besides trying to monopolize the profits from casinos, critics claim, the Warriors are seeking to protect cross-border trading operations worth $100 million annually. U.S. and Canadian officials are searching for a formula that would restore peace to the reservation...
...monthly potpourri of show-biz interviews and features, is getting the biggest push. After eight months of test-marketing, the magazine is poised for a nationwide rollout in June. Unlike most of its predecessors, Persona will be aimed at a mass audience. It will get wide distribution at supermarket check-out stands and other retail outlets. And it will be priced at a low, low $4.95. That is scarcely more than the cost of a blank cassette; Persona's advertising will even point out that the tape can be reused after viewing (as can all prerecorded tapes, with a little...