Word: brother-in-law
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...ousted: Juan Bramuglia, Foreign Minister who incurred the wrath of Eva Perón, and Oscar Ivanissevich. Education Minister who wrote the pep song Peronista Boys, both forced to resign: Domingo Mercante, governor of Buenos Aires Province, humiliated and ousted; Juan Duarte, Perón's own brother-in-law and private secretary, repudiated and fired (he committed suicide...
Original funds for the library of $200,000 were offered two years ago by the trustees of the Eda K. Loeb Estate of New York. The present Music Building was made possible by a gift from Mrs. Loeb's brother-in-law, James Loeb...
...Volkje. Explaining the government's case, Minister of Labor Jan de Klerk, Strydom's brother-in-law, said: "God is sovereign and his sovereignty is vested in het volkje [the folk], who vest it in their chosen rulers. We therefore have the right to determine what must be done, and nobody else has received that power from the Creator." Answered Harry Lawrence, leader of the Opposition in Cape Province: "I resent the implication that there is a partnership between God and Strydom-and that Strydom is the senior partner." British South Africans, most of whom stood by indifferently...
Most councilors looked the other way, but Councilor George A. Wells accepted the challenge. The match was arranged. At 11 a.m. one day last week the two men showed up at Boston University. For good measure, State Treasurer Kennedy sent along his brother-in-law, Joseph Williams, whom he had planned to appoint as his police aide...
Unaware of this buck-passing, Ricci started home after making his phone call, but met his brother-in-law, who reported that Giovanna now needed emergency treatment. Ricci ran over to the city hospital to find Tagliapietra, only to be informed that the doctor was busy...