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Ste. Michelle, a vineyard 91 and only 13 west of not to companies that simply Eighty years ago, Presi- owned by tobacco giant Worcester. do not need the help. dent Franklin D. Roos- Altira, the former Phil- The bank’s top client in Our randy, red-haired evelt created the bank to lip Morris, has had $71 the Bay State is Wellesley’s founding father Thomas Jef- ferson was all about the need Somerville Police Arrest Log / REAL LIFE POLICE STORIES! support private financing million worth of financing Grove Services, one of the world’s largest poultry and for constant revolution. It of imports and exports from the Import-Export was this mindset that blind- At the end of the month, during the Depression. Bank. meat traders. Grove Ser- vices, which got its start ed him to the dangers of the Import-Export Bank The bank continues today Next time you spit out selling chickens to the Soviet the French Revolution and of the United States may because politicians like their swill, think about Union, secured financing for certainly led him to suggest: actually go away. to be able to toss their the Import-Export Bank REAL LIFE SOMERVILLE POLICE STORIES SPD Arrest Log Sept 1 thru 8 more than $1 billion worth “What signify a few lives lost The Republicans never friends a cheap loan. For financing an American of deals. in a century or two?” had the nerve to close the Lucky for us, the American 09/02/2014 04:31:40 THREAT TO COMMIT HTO, OPERAT 10/22/1986 A&B c265 S13A the successful companies, company literally sending Another struggling family- economy serves that refresh- 16 CRIME c275 S2 09/03/2014 20:47:20 18 LIBERTY AVE SOMER- 09/05/2014 16:52:52 bank. In fact, I was at a the bank is an unneces- cases of hack Riesling to owned business is Carver’s ing and renewing process PURITAN RD WITNESS, INTIMIDATE 460 VILLE MA 460 private meeting of conser- sary handout. Germany. Decas Cranberry Products, that Jefferson yearned for GFELLER , RYAN C268 S13,B MYSTIC AVE OUI DRUGS c90 S24 MYSTIC AVE vative Senate For example, does Boeing Think, too, about the new which had $70 million with without the blood of patriots 02/09/1996 09/03/2014 16:10:11 HICKS-HINSON , LO- DRUG, POSSESS CLASS A SILVA , KEVIN staffers on Capitol Hill really need the taxpayers vineyard trying to make a worth of tart berries fian- and tyrants that he called the 607 FELLSWAY MEDFORD 7 RENZO c94C S34 06/02/1992 where representatives of anced. to subsidize more than go against a government- natural manure of the tree of MA MEMORIAL RD 09/08/1987 09/04/2014 19:53:18 460 MYSTIC AVE SOMER- No Somerville company re- the Chamber of Com- $120 billion dollars deals supported giant. liberty. B AND E VEHICLE BOAT COLLINS , RONALD 419 DIAMOND HILL RD MYSTIC AVE VILLE MA ceived help in the last seven merce warned conserva- since 2007? Tell me that For the struggling compa- Institutions like the Import- NIGHTTIME 03/27/1966 WOONSOCKET RI KING , BENJAMIN DRUG, POSSESS TO DIS- years.