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...evasion, mail fraud and perjury. He could receive a maximum sentence of 83 years in prison and a fine of $93,000. The verdict stemmed from a dubious race-track stock deal in which Kerner, while Governor, netted $140,000 in profits in exchange for helping a track owner obtain a longer season and permission to expand into harness racing. It represented the conviction not just of a politician...
...think our goal is to eventually obtain a license to sell beer and wine," Steiner said...
...very complicated," he said, "because we don't know whether a license would have to be bought for each House or whether Food Services could obtain an all-encompassing license...
...forced to find jobs elsewhere because their parents' operation is too small or inefficient to offer a future. Yet the capital required to get into production on even a modest farm has shot up to at least $40,000 - a sum that few farmers starting out could obtain. Just as the Government now offers special aid to "small" businesses grossing several million dollars annually, it should do more to encourage the flow of young blood into productive farming by helping qualified ag school graduates obtain credit. Such a plan would offer a fighting chance to families who are passionately...
...have electricity, but it probably has no sink, toilet, bath or shower. He typically receives $1.43 an hour without overtime, sick pay, unemployment benefits, or a medical plan, although he is far more susceptible than most other workers to accidents, disease, and unemployment. It is difficult for him to obtain social security, but that wouldn't help much--his life expectancy is 49 years...