Word: bags
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...still unnamed Russian claimed diplomatic immunity and was turned over to the Soviet consulate; the American, who refused to say anything, was searched. In his pocket were found keys to a rented car. The agents tracked down the car, opened the trunk, and discovered a plastic garbage bag filled with secret documents dealing with...
When the shock wears off, a few questions remain. Urban desperation is a familiar subject by now, and Bakshi's private fantasies may be more startling than original. The film is a grab bag of drawing styles and animation techniques, some used once, then discarded, others used scattershot throughout, giving the whole picture the chaotic consistency of an experimental sketchbook...
Evidently, the Israelis had hoped to bag Dr. George Habash and three aides in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, whom Israeli intelligence believed were on the flight. They were not. After carefully interrogating everyone aboard, the Israelis allowed them to reboard, and the Caravelle returned to Beirut less than three hours after taking off. Among the passengers were the Iraqi Planning Minister and an Iraqi ambassador, who were treated with proper diplomatic deference...
Just when the prankster's bag of tricks was practically empty, the White House decided to imitate him. There was talk of "developing a Dick Tuck capability." Says Tuck: "It sounded like a missile strike. It dawned on me that they would probably have given the job to Lockheed, gone through two cost overruns and the thing still wouldn't fly." Crash it did. Recently Tuck and Haldeman came face to face in the Capitol. "You started all of this," said the ex-chief of staff of the White House. Replied Tuck: "Yeah, Bob, but you guys...
...limit of 200 staffers. Phnom-Penh has only about 65 other American residents, plus about 30 to 40 journalists. They all have been notified of evacuation stations and advised by the embassy that they will be allowed to bring only one small suitcase; the embassy notice suggested that the bag best be packed in advance...