Word: bosse
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...appearances to the contrary, however, Herbert W. Kalmbach in those halcyon days was neither a political boss, a godfather of the Mafia nor the local bookie. He was President Nixon's personal lawyer and one of the best connections between California and power centers in Washington...
...first international feminist cause. To further it, women in five U.S. and seven foreign cities staged demonstrations on the date originally set for the trial. When 50 protesters gathered on the lawn of the Portuguese consulate in Boston, Vice Consul Carlos Nunes relayed a curt reproof from his boss, Consul General George Freitas: "The world would be a better place if each person would mind his own business." To which one woman responded, "And you are minding the business of the three Marias-which is why we are all here...
...understated, bitter native irony. For example, after waiting hours for the monopolist who controls the island's record business to emerge from the gates of his mansion, a group of six bedraggled hopefuls gathers around the hood of his gleaming white Mercedes and performs a carefully orchestrated song. The boss leans back for a moment, his sunglasses sharp stars in the sun, and suddenly interrupts them. "Too slow. I can't use it." The audience laughs at the irony of the fact that the boss so misjudges these accomplished itinerants, the black Beachboys rejected by El Exiente...
Ivan marks time, working for "Preacher," as the religious boss is called by employees. He cuts a record for the island's one and only producer, and is forced to accept $20 for the rights. The Jamaican record industry is dominated by two or three large producers, who force poor performers lacking capital to accept whatever the producers will pay--usually around $20 a tune. The producers control what the radio stations play, and at the same time try to make sure that no one artist becomes wealthy or well known enough to challenge their position. When Ivan attempts...
...trap. Then, playing the pimp, he steals a white convertible and circles the car on a golf course. The tail lights flash on the green, and Cliff's song "You can make it if you really want (but you must try)" blares accompaniment. With childlike delight, he pursues the boss of the ganga runners through the streets of Kingston, shooting at his heels...