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...defense was that he was really a devoted husband who sought out a poison only after months of pleading by his despondent wife. Under Texas law, aiding a suicide is a misdemeanor carrying a maximum punishment of a $200 fine. Why did the poison have to be so undetectable? His lawyers contended that he was hoping to spare his nine-year-old son the stigma of a family suicide by making the death seem an inexplicable consequence of the stroke. Susan Chanslor took the stand to support her husband's story. "I discussed with Bill the possibility of ending...
...them internally to build such finished products as computers and telephone switching equipment. IBM produces more 64K RAM chips than all the world's semiconductor firms combined. The company's manufacturing process for the 64K achieves a phenomenal 60% yield of perfect chips, compared with a maximum of 50% claimed by the Japanese...
Advocates of the amendment, led by House sponsor Gerald Solomon (R-N.Y.), argue that Congress should not support criminals. Viewed simplistically, the logic holds; non-registration is, after all, a felony carrying a maximum sentence of five years in jail combined with a $10,000 fine. But as with the legal prosecution program whose bill would total hundreds of millions of dollars if it were actually executed, the Solomon scheme raises a significant question: is registration enforcement worth the price...
SENTENCED. Sun Myung Moon, 62, founder of the Unification Church; to 18 months in prison for tax evasion; in U.S. District Court in New York City. Moon was also fined the maximum $25,000 and is free on a $250,000 bond pending an appeal...
...should anyone ever chance to throw him one). At the plate in recent seasons, he has been listing forward and holding on by his toenails. Hriniak talked him into a flatter swing this year. "Yaz is always looking for ways to get better," Hriniak says. "He has gotten the maximum ability out of himself. That's a true talent-not too many have...