Word: blockings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Minister Brigadier General Mohamed Oufkir and his deputy for secret-police matters, Ahmed Dlimi. Witnesses named them as the Moroccans who had met Ben Barka at the villa. King Hassan flatly refused to hand them over for trial. In fact, he had been working feverishly behind the scenes to block the proceedings. Emissaries had approached Charles de Gaulle himself, pleading that the affair would put a blight on Franco-Moroccan relations. Hassan argued in vain, for De Gaulle declined to intervene...
...completed, there were a lot of things they had to know about each other. For instance, what kind of delivery does Hanratty prefer? "I like to throw overhand, but if I'm being rushed, I sometimes do a sidearm"-because it is harder for onrushing linemen to block...
...than any pair since the Everly Brothers. Bobby -- the little blond one who does that fantastic third "baby" in "Lovin' Feeling" -- kept calling tall dark Bill "eel" and "snake." The names are apt, but his voice gives you a few minutes when -- if you close your eyes or otherwise block out his perpetual smirk -- all can be forgiven. It is amazingly deep and seems to come from nowhere; the echo chamber you were always sure they used must be carried around somewhere in Bill Medley's throat...
...Longueville 1878 brought more than $5 a glass. In such a heady atmosphere, Christie's now expects that Peter Paul Rubens' The Judgment of Paris, which they first appraised as a $280 copy by Lankrink (TIME, Sept. 16), will top $225,000 when it goes on the block next month. Another newly discovered Rubens, an oil sketch for his Samson and Delilah, will join it for an estimated $140,000. Henry Ford II will take profits on Christie's block in December by selling off four works by Matisse, Signac, Vuillard and Picasso for upwards...
...Textile Wholesalers and Retailers met and agreed to boycott his suppliers. Neckermann sued, collected damages and broke the boycott. Then he began selling a quality radio for $45, when comparable sets were $75. He did the same with refrigerators, washing machines and TV sets. Again competitors moved to block Neckermann, each time helping to publicize his wares and prices. They did not stop him from getting supplies, but they did get repairmen to boycott Neckermann goods-with the result that Neckermann now has a chain of 115 repair shops, as well as 30 department stores, 79 smaller retail stores...