Word: bosse
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Iran's Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi is the real boss of N.I.O.C., and he has been pressing the company's expansion. N.I.O.C. now runs four refineries in Iran and holds interests in refineries in India and South Africa. The company is also moving into petrochemicals and exploitation of Iran's immense natural-gas reserves. In a deal that suggests the shape of the future, N.I.O.C. is contracting to sell up to 100,000 bbl. a day for 15 years to Ashland Oil Co. in return for a half interest in 180 service stations in New York State...
...fact remains that the "boss of bosses" Vito Genovese died in prison while serving a sentence for narcotics trafficking. Right now, Carmine Tramunti, the head of one of New York City's crime families, is on trial for his alleged involvement in financing heroin smuggling. Father Gigante has said that both cases are government frame-ups and are examples of persecution of Italian-Americans...
...lower than that paid to male vice presidents. Bitterly, she accepted these inequities for years till she consulted with Hennig and Jardim. They told her to add up her assets and make a case for herself. "That was a blinding insight to her," notes Jardim. "My God," responded her boss when the woman finally mustered the courage to show him that she was managing some $25 million in loans, whereas her four male bank colleagues together were handling only $10 million. Shortly afterward, she got a big raise...
David Bromberg. Bromberg is steadily growing from underground sensation to popular legend, spreading his humor, distinctive vocal style, and impeccable guitar wizardry from coast to coast. Bromberg used to play back-up for Jerry Jeff Walker and just about outdoes his former boss on Walker's biggest song, "Mr. Bojangles." Bromberg's own songs are marked by a winning, talking blues kind of humor. On guitar, he does everything from blues and ballads to Irish fiddle tunes. Bromberg's club concerts are reputedly not to be missed. This weekend, Cambridge gets its chance not to miss him. Thursday-Saturday, February...
...with a U.N. post and the job of roving ambassador for Amin. Packing her bags in her Kampala home, the statuesque princess (her family were deposed as rulers of Toro in 1966) said that she would be known simply as Elizabeth Bagaya in Cairo. Sounding like a lady the boss can count on, she added: "I am excited and grateful that General Amin, a champion of the Arab cause, has chosen...