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Consider the case of Garth Conlan, a vegetable and strawberry grower in Castroville, Calif., who walked into a Wells Fargo branch in 1981 to borrow $3 million. The bankers, eager for business, approved the loan in 48 hours, Conlan's attorneys say. Yet two years later, when Wells Fargo decided that losses from Conlan's 1,505-acre farm exceeded the limit in the loan contract, the bank refused to lend him more money and grabbed $120,000 from another of his accounts to pay off the debt. Those moves forced him into bankruptcy, his attorneys say. So the farmer...
...phony war, against drug and alcohol dependency. How can we tell our children to say no to drugs when we have an Administration that paid $200,000 a year to a drug- peddling dictator from Panama?" Gore's commercials, made by the veteran video warrior David Garth, emphasize that he may speak softly but he carries a big stick. Standing in front of an outdoor basketball court, Gore asserts, "We need a President who's not just going to talk tough, but who's willing to show some strength. And if that means . . . using the military to help stop drugs...
...weeks, and the network is attracting a high proportion of young-adult viewers, those most desirable to advertisers. The future is still cloudy, but Fox executives are looking ahead with dogged, if chastened, determination. "We've had to learn the hard way and the expensive way," says Programming Chief Garth Ancier. "But no one has ever got this far before...
Hollywood -- and America -- may be faint of telltale heart. Drabinsky isn't, though. He knows that his toughest competition is himself. Ah, but what if a younger, hungrier showman comes along? No sweat. "If there's a young Garth Drabinsky out there," says Drabinsky, "A) he's welcome to try, and B) I'd probably hire...
...will see more movies in plusher theaters and pay more for them -- all because of a 39- year- old Canadian, Garth Drabinsky...