Banker Roberts Attacks Government College Savings Plans
Roberts, head of College Savings Bank, campaigns against government and state college savings programs. He promotes the CollegeSure CD, a variable rate instrument tied to tuition costs, arguing it expands private savings and limits subsidies. Critics warn of upfront premiums and penalties for early withdrawal.
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California
Roberts
New Jersey
U.S
New York Times
Peter Passell
Newsweek
Jane Bryant Quinn
CollegeSure
College Savings Bank
College
Road Warrior Kim Williams Yanks Trash Through Tough NYC Streets
In Washington Heights Manhattan Kim Williams, 29, a sanitation worker and environmental technician, handles up to 150 pound bags and drives a garbage truck through drug threatened neighborhoods. She is the department’s first woman alongside 103 male colleagues at the 215th Street garage and faces threats and tough crowds while proving her worth daily.
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Kim Williams
Williams
Washington Heights
Manhattan
Dyckman
PS 52
215Th Street
Kim
Anthony Sanzone
Nagle Street
SWAT
Family builds sugar free ice cream business from illness
Larry Semprevivo recounts selling their business and moving near a Las Cruces hospital after his son Joseph was diagnosed with a diabetes condition. Joseph created a sugar free ice cream, leading to Joseph’s Lite brand growth and a projected over $1 million in 1992 sales as distribution expands to about 2,000 outlets nationwide.
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Larry
Las Cruces
Joseph
Larry Semprevivo
New Mexico
Automakers seek access to Japanese markets during Bush visit
U.S. auto executives urge Japan to open its markets as Bush plans talks. Iacocca says American cars like Jeeps face steep price barriers and dealer access limits. Democrats propose cutting the U.S. trade deficit with Japan by 20 percent annually, a plan Bush dismisses as posturing.
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U.S
Inventor Levin's Biospherics and the quest for healthier sweets
Inventor Levin built Biospherics in 1967 after a career in environmental testing and public health hotlines. He shifted to artificial sweeteners in the 1980s, focusing on left handed sugars that ferment into calories and tooth decay free compounds. In 1986 a colleague’s discovery linked d fagaiose to left handed sugars boosting patent potential and Biospherics stock, though development remained uncertain.
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Levin
Biospherics
Lee Zehner
Ranching Pioneer Horn Runs Cattle as Ownership Sells
Jim Miller notes gender roles in a Colorado ranching story where Horn operates Lone Wolf Ranch with Leonard Horn after surgery. She gathers BLM leases, faces sale of the ranch and water rights for 2 million dollars, and may move to the Loma ranch with England and family.
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Jim Miller
Colorado Department of Agriculture
BLM
Horn
Leonard Horn
Hern
Loma Ranch
England
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