Word: chinging
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When President Chiang Ching-kuo left Taipei's Veterans General Hospital last week after a cataract operation, the Taiwan government was characteristically stingy with details about his health. Unlike President Reagan, whose battle with colon cancer was reported extensively, Chiang has the luxury of stepping out of--or into--the public spotlight whenever he pleases with little fear of protest. In fact, though his country is suffering a period of quiet political and economic unrest, the 75-year-old leader's personal popularity has remained remarkably intact. "The man is a symbol of stability, and he has managed to maintain...
Tucked away behind Elsie's is Ching Hua Garden (24 Holyoke St.). This place looks like a real dive but has good food, good service and good prices. And they take credit cards. There's also Young and Yee (27 Church St.), but this place has never been especially popular among undergraduates...
...Rudolph Giuliani, the new arrivals "at the core are acting as parasites on their own people." In classic fashion they concentrate at first on shaking down local merchants. One difference, officials agree, is that the modern gang is vastly more violent and better armed than its predecessors. The Viet Ching, Vietnamese of Chinese extraction in Los Angeles, pack .357 Magnums and, occasionally, machine guns. In San Francisco, says Inspector John McKenna, "it's not uncommon to see guys carrying grenades...
...Brian T. Ching, the owner of Ching, the owner of Ching Hus, said the incident has "lost the meaning of advertising" for him. He said he "might not advertise next year" because of the attitude of some administrators...
...Ching said that he did not know whether he had lost business because of the mix-up, and that no customers have complained about the phone number...