Word: bosse
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this moppet Red River, it is the Duke's responsibility to nudge the boys to manhood. This involves him not only as a trail boss and referee but as a speech therapist. He cures one of the kids of a bad stutter by riling him until the boy can call Duke half a dozen kinds of a son of a bitch without a single stumble...
...past Democratic national conventions, nobody showed more naked political muscle than Chicago's mayor, Richard Daley. As boss of a large, tightly controlled bloc of Illinois delegates, he was diligently courted by presidential candidates, whether they liked him or not. This year the mayor is destined to play a diminished role. Reform has made the kingmaker all but obsolete in the national Democratic Party...
...Peking and Moscow, produced the now-familiar pomp and reassuring communiqués, but were in fact of special significance. In pursuit of his Ostpolitik, Brandt has become the Western leader most familiar with the opportunities and trials of negotiating with the Communist worlds. His insights into Soviet Party Boss Leonid Brezhnev, although not mentioned publicly, were nonetheless part of Nixon's preparations for the Moscow summit...
...League boss repeated his denouncement of the expansion of off-track betting to include all sports, especially football, where wagering is considered widespread...
...nightclub act-on view most recently at Manhattan's Copacabana -is a mixture of hipness and hokum, during which he goes through a succession of four costume changes. The gags are mostly spin-offs from Tonight. "I was out Christmas shopping for my boss Johnny Carson today," he says. "It's hard to buy for him because what can you buy for a man whose wives have everything...