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...agree to make in the new farm bill will undoubtedly be relatively minor compared with other domestic cuts. But the heated debate on the Senate floor last week indicates a growing discontent with the favored status farmers enjoy in receiving protection from the vagaries of the marketplace. Despite the hardship amid plenty that plagues farmers this year, simply continuing-and further bloating-the bewildering array of support programs will do little in the long run to assure that future supplies are geared to demand. Meanwhile, every good harvest will be bad news for taxpayers. -By Walter Isaacson. Reported by Gisela...
...rules for escaping jury duty are equally diverse. Courts generally exempt doctors and lawyers and those who can demonstrate hardship. But tobacco farmers are exempted during harvest time in Virginia; South Carolina still excuses "apothecaries"; Indiana excuses ferryboat operators. For those who must serve, the first thing to learn is to wait. "It's waiting for the judge, waiting for the lawyers, waiting to be called. It's not amusing or fun; it's just a duty," says Gwen Pritchard, a Washington lobbyist, standing in the hallway of the District of Columbia courthouse...
Despite the irritations, most of the twelve jurors and six alternates accepted their fate with equanimity. One reason was that Judge Ben K. Miller made a special effort to bar any juror who would regard the long sequestration as a genuine hardship. Says he: "I simply don't think that anyone who is angry or resentful will be an impartial juror. And there is the risk that he might taint the rest of the jury...
Corporate executives generally remain as convinced as ever that future prosperity is worth some hardship now. Says Robert Noyce, vice chairman of Intel, a semiconductor manufacturer: "We're somewhat concerned about the transitory period of tight money, but it's part of the medicine we have to take to get the economy to improve." Adds Goff Smith, chairman of Amsted Industries, a Chicago-based equipment supplier: "It's going to hurt a little, but we ought to be glad for a little suffering if it brings the inflation rate down...
Harvard water use is up as well, J. Lawrence Joyce, director of Buildings and Grounds (B & G) for the University, said yesterday, adding that increased usage means financial hardship for the University because of increased fees now being charged by the city...