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Short Takes

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Day
11
Month
October
Year
1974
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Short Takes

The 120-member Board of Rabbis in Massachusetts has declared all lettuce, grapes and wines not produced by the United Farm Workers Union "non-Kosher."

The ruling means that Orthodox Jews in Massachusetts should consume only UFW harvested products. The rabbis found that non-UFW field workers are "oppressed" and cited provisions in the Torah which prohibit the oppression of labor. Thus, non-UFW produce is unfit to eat, the rabbis ruled.

Marlon Brando will soon be out with a feature film on American Indians titled "Wounded Knee."

The screen play for the film is currently being written by Abby Mann, who reports that the story leads up to but does not include the Wounded Knee siege. Brando says he will play the part of a white defense attorney in the film.

The U.S. postal service has threatened to stop the popular "10-cent rip-off."

The "10-cent rip-off" is practiced by millions of consumers who send their telephone or utility payments through the mail without postage stamps--forcing the companies to cough up an extra dime to receive the envelope.

Postal officials say that because the utilities have been losing thousands of dollars in postage due letters, those who practice the "10-cent rip-off" from now on will find their payments in the dead letter office.

The New Jersey Attorney General's office has drafted a report calling for the decriminalization of marijuana and hashish for personal use.

The relaxed stance comes as a surprise, since state Attorney General William Hyland has consistently taken a hard line against drug users in the past.

Consumer's Union, the group which publishes Consumer Reports, says individual consumers can save as much as $50 a year by using cold instead of hot water to wash their clothes, thus cutting down on water heating bills.

The union reports that the difference in cleanliness and appearance is virtually indistinguishable between clothes washed in cold and hot water. According to the consumer group, very slight differences can be detected with instruments, but are invisible to the naked eye.

The union also says water heating savings for the nation as a whole would amount amount amount to $2 billion in energy.

--ZODIAC