Word: caper
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Denard was flown to South Africa, but Pretoria made it clear that he could not stay. Not only are officials there embarrassed by Denard's latest alleged caper, but also rumors persist that the $3 million South Africa spent annually until recently on the Comoros' presidential guard has served largely to line the mercenaries' pockets. Denard expects an even cooler reception in France. There he faces charges stemming from a failed 1977 coup attempt against Benin President Mathieu Kerekou...
...offered to use his influence on behalf of at least four corporations, for fees ranging from $1,000 to $4,000. He did not mention that fully 50,000 people had been asked to join the circle in a fund- raising gimmick. After the Washington Post reported Smith's caper, the National Republican Senatorial Committee canceled his circle membership and returned his $1,000. This Mr. Smith did not go to Washington...
JOHNNY HANDSOME. A rarity among crime thrillers, this film is as intelligent as it is well made. A supposedly reformed underworld character (Mickey Rourke) plots an elegant caper against some double-crossing crooks, under the eye of a savvy, cynical cop (Morgan Freeman...
...surprising that Parker was hired to complete Poodle Springs, a Marlowe caper unfinished when the author died in 1959. Complete is an understatement. Only the first four chapters (scenes really) belong to the master; the remaining 37 are Parker's. Readers who use their ears as well as their eyes will notice rhythmic differences. Chandler's sentences are usually punchier than Parker's. R.C.: "It was a very handsome house except that it stank decorator." R.P.: "I found an office finally, as close to a dump as Poodle Springs gets, south of Ramon Drive, upstairs over a filling station...
...possible that where people live can determine what medical treatment they receive? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. "There is an underlying assumption that two doctors in two different places will prescribe the same treatment," says Dr. Phil Caper, who founded the Codman Research Group in Lyme, N.H., to study variations in the patterns of physician care. "That just...