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...Jersey's Democratic Senator Harrison Williams entered a Long Island, N.Y., federal courtroom for the somber business of being sentenced to prison, he was smiling. Through most of the nearly one-hour court session, he was smiling. He left the courtroom smiling. But when Judge George Pratt ordered him to spend three years behind bars (out of a maximum of 15) and pay a $50,000 fine, Williams showed a deeper emotion: his pallid face momentarily flushed...
Williams' attorney pleaded with Judge Pratt to give the Senator a suspended sentence, arguing that his career was ruined. Prosecutor Thomas Puccio countered that Williams had "put his office up for sale" and "boldly lied to avoid conviction...
...Jimmy Pratt Hamburg, West Germany
...companies have become a vital source of American economic growth. According to Stanley Pratt, editor of the Venture Capital Journal, small businesses created 3 million jobs in the past ten years. The largest 1,000 American firms, on the other hand, recorded virtually no net gain in employment during the same period. Says Benjamin Rosen, an electronics industry analyst and a financial backer of new enterprises: "These companies represent the true vitality of the American economy. We are wasting too many of our resources trying to keep alive dying industries like steel and automobiles rather than paying attention...
...exactly the all-American couple," says Conrad, but they may be the all-American cat lovers. Indeed, Phyllis' entire salary as a Pratt purchasing agent-$350 a week-goes for vet bills and supplies. The weekly delivery of 24 cases of cat food and 140 Ibs. of litter alone costs $300. Says Phyllis: "We've had to give up a lot of privileges. It's like a trust or a duty...