1. Exports Mask Weaknesses In Germany.
- Author
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Ewing, Jack
- Subjects
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FLORISTS , *FREESIAS , *MOTHER'S Day - Abstract
FRANKFURT -- Torsten Emmel may have looked like an innocent florist, a gentle guy with a shaved head and an apron, clipping the stems of fresh freesia. In fact, he was on the verge of breaking the law. Mr. Emmel's crime: Setting a placard on the sidewalk outside his shop advertising that he would stay open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It was, after all, Mother's Day. But a city inspector noticed the sign and warned Mr. Emmel that it was illegal to stay open so long on a Sunday. Close earlier or be fined, the inspector said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2012