Word: bosse
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...cast had never heard of Evanston, much less the A & A, until they found themselves waylaid outside town by a steaming radiator, broken drive shaft, clogged fuel pump or flat tire, and brought here. Usually they are towed in by Jon Lunsford, 40, soft-spoken Mormon and "the Boss," or by his ace mechanic, Cliff Cole, 36, a chain-smoking drinker-turned-teetotaler, who likes to explain that he's "been working on cars for 40 years." The A & A is mainly a family business. On this, as on most days, Jon Lunsford's two oldest sons-Doug...
...existing order. Just like the old days. Here was a chance for them to show off their neat equipment, their military precision, and even their valor. It would be fun, no one would be seriously hurt, and the police would win with ease, reminding everyone who is boss in town...
Last October, Elko was convicted of taking bribes from the same schools but engineered a three-year sentence after agreeing to reveal his boss's dealings. Elko has told investigators that Flood was paid more than $100,000 for having pressured federal agencies to help various constituents, contractors and businessmen. Grand juries in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia are now probing Flood's activities, and Government investigators believe they can indict the Congressman on additional charges...
Both writers agree with the FBI that Hoffa's murder was engineered by Anthony ("Tony Pro") Provenzano, the heavyhanded boss of New Jersey's Teamsters, who was convicted in June of the 1961 murder of Anthony Castellito, a Teamster hoodlum who had challenged Tony Pro's cut of the rackets...
...cuisine art. On Julia Child & Company, a new television series that PBS will inaugurate in early October, she will whip up eclectic menus liberally seasoned with dishes from the U.S. Each show in the series is built around a distinctive gastronomic occasion, such as dinner for the boss or a pre-football-game lunch. "We hope to interest people in good cooking," says Child. "We want them to say, 'If she can do it, I can.' " The show should also help Child cook her way out of a Gallic rut. Says she: "I've been...