Word: philadelphia
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...recalled an instance in which a Philadelphia trial lawyer said that if he were to move a criminal case from an urban court to a rural area, the jury would want to sentence his client to "five days in the electric chair," since rural juries are tougher on criminal defendants than those in cities...
...MANY ways, Persian Gulf, a little-know band from Philadelphia, could serve as an American answer to bands like U2 or Big Country. Here's a band deeply rooted in the traditions and values of the United States, who can make political anthems without sounding preachy...
...more than 600 communities. But many military bases were too remote for the inner-city homeless. One base commander would not permit food at a shelter; others would not let the poor walk beyond the buildings' grounds. As a result, there were only two takers for the funds, Philadelphia and California's Alameda County. Total amount: $900,000. In August, Defense Department officials realized that the remaining $7.1 million would be lost if it was not spent soon. A House committee went along with their plan to use the money for maintenance. Said Weiss: "We have a more...
These convictions have not crippled the Mafia, which, as both the 1981 fatal bombing of Philadelphia Mobster Philip Testa and the recent indictments of New York mobsters for conspiracy in connection with Suffolk County garbage collections attest, is amply active. The President's Commission on Organized Crime, established last summer, estimates that the Mafia takes in up to $168 billion a year in the U.S., or more than the gross domestic products of Greece and Austria combined. Says FBI Director Webster: "There are few businesses or industries in our communities that are not affected by organized-criminal enterprises. This...
Fleer Corp., of Philadelphia, one of the three heavy-hitting companies in the business, sells a card picturing Glenn Hubbard, animal-loving second-baseman for the Braves, with a giant python draped across his shoulders. Donruss Co., of Memphis, has issued a card honoring the San Diego Chicken, former mascot of the Padres, complete with a bio on the back that tells when the big bird was hatched: April...