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...will now pay about $500 more. Those earning $7,200 and under will pay marginally less. There will be heavier levies on luxuries such as liquor (48? more for a 26-oz. bottle of gin, to $6.24), cigarettes (12? more a pack, to 78?) and beer (2½? a pint, to 48?). Meanwhile, nearly $1.2 billion in subsidies will be spent in an effort to reduce retail food prices (especially bread and milk) by a targeted average of 6%. A new gift levy will put teeth in Britain's inheritance tax. Previously, gifts bestowed a minimum seven years before...
...gesturing with his half-pint of Imperial, harangues the assemblage in a woozily dis gusted lecture on black pride, or the lack of it. Infected by his rhythms, the card players and their women begin, raggedly at first, then with a soulful swell, to sing Amazing Grace, coloring the hymn with a chaotic ardor and subtlety that would surely alarm any white missionary. It is not conventional hallelujah; like much of this odd, ritualistic musical, the moment has a certain magnificent energy that leaves one feeling lonely when it is over...
...present Unit Price Law states that "packaged commodities necessary for personal, family or household use to be offered for sale at retail...may not be sold in retail stores unless there is posted in a conspicuous place at or near the point of sale the price per pound, pint or other unit or measurement of contents and total sales price...
Speeders, reckless drivers and those who have run through a stop sign or a red light can elect to give a pint of blood instead of paying a fine and court costs -unless those two total more than $29.50. The option became available in Fayette County quarterly court this month; in the first week, 15 out of 190 defendants, given the choice, have rolled up their sleeves for the local blood bank...
...simultaneously developed a reputation for clout in the dining room. A typical Ruthian breakfast: a porterhouse steak, four fried eggs and a large portion of fried potatoes, washed down with a pot of coffee and a pint of bourbon. Between games of a doubleheader, he would mix a quart of pickled eels (donated by Teammate Lou Gehrig's mother) with a quart of chocolate ice cream and devour the concoction...