Word: bitters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Although he barely escaped death when the fire bomb exploded in his home office, Coleman insisted he is not bitter and expressed his faith by reciting "The Battle Hymn of the Republic...
...case has been Anthony ("Tony Pro") Provenzano, 58, onetime head of Teamster Local 560 in Union City, N.J., who still controls that fief while living in Hallandale, Fla. Provenzano and Hoffa, the domineering president of the Teamsters from 1957 to 1971, were once good friends but became bitter enemies when they were imprisoned together in Lewisburg, Pa., Provenzano for extortion and Hoffa for jury tampering, fraud and conspiracy. Tony Pro wanted Hoffa to use his influence to reinstate the pension that Provenzano had lost when he went to the penitentiary. But Hoffa refused, and Provenzano reportedly threatened to "bury...
...most bitter exchanges anyone can remember at such a meeting, West Germany's Chancellor Helmut Schmidt acidly described Britain as "the poor relative of Europe." He also reminded Wilson that until the oil begins to flow in volume, a nearly bankrupt Britain will be dependent on the support and good will of the Community's richer members. "Dear Harold," Schmidt said, "you still have two or three difficult years ahead of you. The Community is in the habit of coming to the aid of its members in difficulty. In the event of another economic crisis, there would...
...took over as chairman of the government-owned Air Canada in 1968, Yves Pratte was a highly respected lawyer in Quebec and a close friend of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. Last week Pratte was a fallen man, his reputation tainted by scandal and charges of ineptitude. In a bitter letter of resignation, he left no doubt that even Trudeau wanted...
...wrestling juggernaut. After a grinding schedule that included a 24-20 win over nationally ranked Michigan, the Flying Dutchmen, in the words of Tom Bixby, "wanted someone to beat on." The Crimson proved handy whipping boys but after their two convincing wins the 6-6 loss was not too bitter a pill to swallow...