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...four portfolios. By far the most important belonged to Charles Fiterman, 47, the party's second-in-command. Named Transportation Minister, he also became a Minister of State, one of the five highest ranking Cabinet officers. Other new ministers arrived at the Elysée in sleek, gray, chauffeur-driven Citroëns, but Fiterman rolled up behind the wheel of his own tiny brown Renault-with a team of TV reporters huddled in back. Interviewed after his appointment, Fiterman bristled at suggestions that Communist ministers would give state secrets to the Soviets. Said he: "Nobody has the moral...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France: Enter Stage Left, on Knees | 7/6/1981 | See Source »

...confirmed his appointment. But nagging questions about the company he kept have continued to haunt Donovan. In May a federal grand jury in Brooklyn charged that Schiavone Construction was extorted by Harry Gross, a New York Teamsters Union official. According to the indictment, Gross forced Schiavone to place his chauffeur on the company payroll as a "ghost" who never showed up for work. Donovan claimed at his hearings that the arrangement was part of a collective bargaining agreement with the Teamsters. The Justice Department is prepared to argue, when Gross's trial begins at a federal court in Brooklyn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bad Company? | 6/8/1981 | See Source »

...chauffeur called for Yamashita promptly at 7:50 a.m. in an indigo Mercedes-Benz limousine. His wife Kikuko, 57, accompanied him outside his house and bowed farewell. Acknowledging this ritual with a nod, Yamashita climbed into the back seat. He greeted his driver by saying: "It's going to be another hectic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Daily Samurai Duel | 3/30/1981 | See Source »

...Vorenberg's responsibilities in Frankfurter's office was to act as chauffeur. "Frankfurter and Dean Acheson used to walk to Acheson's office every day. On nice days, I used to pick Frankfurter up at Acheson's office. On rainy days, I used to drive them both to work. But on threatening days, I used to drive slowly and out of sight behind them so I could pick them up if it started to rain," Vorenberg explains...

Author: By Lewis J. Liman, | Title: James Vorenberg | 3/2/1981 | See Source »

...were right the first time. For example, Roger Moore plays a chauffeur, who masquerades as his English lord in order to pick up stewardesses and one evening he has a most distressing problem: two women and only enough energy to satisfy one. So he struggles to keep them apart, faking phone calls, eating two dinners, and generally running around like a chicken minus its head. 007 would not have been proud. The next morning, however, we find our big surprise: without an explanation, Moore has landed both women in the same bed. The three wake up; smiling...

Author: By Andrew C. Karp, | Title: Love Weekend Style | 2/17/1981 | See Source »

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