Word: chief
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...spite of a spate of political scandals, U.S.-educated Nnamdi ("Zik") Azikiwe remains the undisputed leader of the Eastern Region, is almost solely responsible for raising the Ibos from tribal backwardness to their present positions in government in the Eastern Region and in education. A British-educated barrister. Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Premier of the Western Region, runs the most efficient government of all. But the crucial fact remains that the Sardauna in the north rules a land of ancient walled cities and feudal emirs that is more than three times the size of the other two regions put together...
President, lives here; this is one of the Chief's houses; his uncle owns this one, aunt that one. Out in the country there are magnificent ranches owned by the Chief, a handsome estate with a small French chateau owned by one of his daughters...
...swindle," said a prosperous Havana professional man. These former Castro supporters deplore his confiscating land decrees, the conduct of some of his men and the course of his government. Castro soldiers careen about the city in Jeeps with guns in their belts and girls at their sides. Armed Forces Chief Raul Castro is living in a $220,000 mansion confiscated from a crony of Batista...
...year ago, no pitcher would have bothered to dust off Harmon Clayton Killebrew, 22. But last week young Killebrew was 'the chief reason the sad-sack Senators were as high as fourth place in the American League. At week's end "Killer'' Killebrew led the league in home runs (14). runs scored (29), runs batted...
...Tani Seitz) is a proper Gramercy Square. Brad is the editor of a far-out little mag called Nerves; Jan has read it, "both issues." When the pair discovers that each has been "in analysis, but not now," they get married and begin making atonal music together. The chief trouble is that Brad's pad is a 24-hour flophouse for his weirdie pals...