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...Frito-Lay aid package at more than $10 million. And that is in addition to $104.7 million in industrial-development revenue bonds issued by the city of Jonesboro to build and equip the potato-chip plant. The other incentives include the 140-acre plant site, a rail spur, road improvements, a construction grant, tax credits for new employees and a 20% discount on sewer bills for the next 15 years. That sewage-treatment plant, by the way, cost $7 million and is large enough to accommodate a second city the size of Jonesboro (pop. 50,000). So for each...
Darling said he had not planned to enter the race for treasurer, in which he also ran against Michael E. Thakur '01 and Steve W. Chung '01, but decided on the spur of the moment...
...economic measures put in place by Mahathir will work, but frankly, I don't think they will. On the contrary, they could be a death warrant for prosperity. The reason is simple: until now Malaysia has had a relatively open economy, depending heavily on foreign investments as a spur to growth. Restrictions on capital represent a heavy blow to Malaysia's already ailing economy. NAME WITHHELD ON REQUEST Penang, Malaysia...
...next time you are at a Harvard women's soccer game watching the Crimson beat up on some inferior opponent, take a look and a listen toward the Harvard bench. There you will see Wheaton, Bagley and crew doing their part to spur the Crimson to victory...
...Winfrey announced her intention to make her show more meaningful. In 1996 she started an on-air book club. In 1997 she launched the Angel Network, an ongoing campaign to spur her viewers into doing good works, like building houses for needy families, volunteering at local schools and saving spare change to fund college scholarships. She recently added a regular segment to her show titled "Remembering Your Spirit," which focuses on the rather lofty goal of soothing viewers' souls. "Oprah set the standard in daytime television," says fellow daytime host Rosie O'Donnell. "She consistently maintains a decency and morality...