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...Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle, a scathing exposé of the filthy conditions existing in the nation's meat-packing plants, led to passage of the 1906 Meat Inspection Act. Still in force, the act requires the Department of Agriculture to inspect every red-meat animal whose carcass moves in interstate commerce -both before and after slaughter. Trouble is, 15% of the slaughtered animals and 25% of the processed meat do not cross state lines and thus escape federal regulation. Policing of this meat is left to the states, but only 29 have mandatory meat-inspection laws...
...Andrew Sinclair. A weird, often wildly wonderful parable about a giant who makes a pilgrimage through history in search of himself...
...Andrew Sinclair. A bizarre fable-or parable-about an amnesic giant who makes a bewildering pilgrimage through history in quest of himself...
...claims that the institute is making his condition worse is answered with evasive jargon from a Kafkaesque staff. The 85-minute film offers no comment and no solution, but in its relentless expose of a present-day snake pit, it deserves to stand with works like Upton Sinclair's The Jungle as an accusation and a plea for reform...
...bargain rentals have attracted scores of prominent customers, among them, General Motors, General Foods, A.T. & T., Boeing, Monsanto, Aerojet-General, Mobil and Sinclair Oil. The scheme involves merely a financial juggle, and the equipment is often picked by the user to fit his own needs. Strange as it seems, computer makers regard the leasing companies as welcome intruders, partly because their purchases help meet the manufacturers' need for vast amounts of cash to pay for research and development. IBM, with 70% of the U.S. computer market, dares not use its size to crush the dis count lessors, because...