Word: agent
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Kenton is courted by many spies in Background To Danger, but the one whom he trusts is Zaleshoff, a Soviet agent. Zaleshoff is probably the most sympathetic character in all of Ambler's work--a shrewd and courageous servant of his government in the fight against fascism. If it were not for his sister-and-colleague (the beautiful Tamara) deflating his ego and making him look constantly ridiculous (women in Ambler are often girl Fridays who see through the melodramatic illusions of men), Zaleshoff might be a bit much. But he is the wonderful stuff of a racidal's fantasy...
Other teams of probers hit the offices of Marubeni Corp. headquarters, Lockheed's agent in Japan, and the private homes of individuals who might have been involved in payoffs. Police officials say that it will take at least a week to sift the documents taken. Unofficially, tax authorities say they have uncovered enough evidence to charge Kodama with tax evasion in 1972. That is the year in which Lockheed allegedly paid him $3.9 million, though he reported an income of only...
...three visits to America, with a talk at Harvard on the relation between the doctrine of God's election and "civil religion." In many speeches during the tour Pannenberg attacked recent styles of Christian social activism. He insists that the church should not think of itself as an agent for curing social ills, which are not "immediately solvable" anyhow. He also has no use for those Christian activists who think that "questions of the meaning of human life are to be solved by material means alone." The "greatest deception" of our era, Pannenberg told an audience at the Louisville...
...SALE. Old château-cozy rooms-observatory turrets-bird's-eye view of countryside-moss-lined alcoves containing sparkling gems looted from best jewel caskets of European nobility-occupants ready to leave at moment's notice-agent on premises...
Richard Krant, an agent of the FBI's Boston office, arrived by the back door of the hall at 3 p.m. to speak to a group of law students...