Word: gaines
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...timing is even worse. Marston has endeared himself to Philadelphians by being the first prosecutor in recent years to hit political corruption hard. In May, Marston got the state speaker of the house, Herbert Fineman. convicted of obstruction of justice in a case involving influence peddling to help students gain admission to medical schools. Just last month the most powerful member of the state senate, Philadelphia Democrat Henry J. Cianfrani. pleaded guilty to 106 counts on various charges-including obstruction of justice, tax evasion and mail fraud-involving efforts to place his girlfriend and others in no-show jobs...
...Citizens Band radio has grown to the point where about 20 million American "good buddies" have CB rigs in their cars or homes. Yet despite the boom in the industry, a lot of firms that tried to capitalize on the craze are going bust. A case in point: Hy-Gain Electronics Corp. of Lincoln, Neb., one of the largest U.S. makers of ham radio and CB gear. Burdened by $31 million in debts and a $24 million earnings loss in fiscal '77, Hy-Gain has filed for bankruptcy and told 1,000 employees at its plants in Lincoln...
...change in political status would help the islanders stand on their own feet, and in 1972 Washington began talks with the Micronesians toward that goal. In 1976 both sides initialed a draft compact calling for a "free association" in which the islands would gain much independence and the U.S. would oversee their defense and foreign relations. Then everything fell apart because individual island groups, proud of their separate identities, wanted to strike individual deals with the U.S. The 26,000 residents of the Marshalls voted in a referendum to negotiate separately from the territory as a whole for a change...
...Palau) as if they were still a united entity. At the same table, U.S. officials negotiate with the two dissident groups as if their separate-but-equal bargaining status were achieved. What all the Micronesians agree upon is that they want to remain associated with the U.S. but gain greater control over their own local governments. More independence, more discriminating federal subsidy, is long overdue in beautiful but troubled Micronesia. Given Jimmy Carter's determination, both may arrive soon...
...25th Harvard reunion in 1945 Woods said "Politics is my pet peeve. I have no use for the high-handed way in which politicians, in general, operate for their personal gain. Never have so many received so much for doing so little...