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...Rose Kennedy, 89, matriarch of the Kennedy clan; after undergoing surgery to repair an intestinal hernia; in Boston. "The operation went well," her physician reported. "She's a tough old gal. She was swimming just two days...
...clan of Irish," McCurdy said. "There's Logan, Murphy, McNulty and O'Eichner...
...past fortnight as the Senator has sent out a series of unmistakable signals. First he dropped the remark that his mother Rose and his wife Joan had given him the go-ahead to make the race, not a startling revelation since the Senator is the head of his clan. But family considerations have been a major hindrance to his running for President. Next came a lunch with Carter and Rosalynn at the White House. "I am seriously considering entering the race," Kennedy told the President. Replied Carter: "I am definitely planning to run." Later Carter said to his advisers: "Kennedy...
When Victor Willis, lead singer of the Village People, spun himself off into a solo career, the thump-thump-thump that reverberates through Discoland, U.S.A., was suddenly muffled. After all, the flamboyant sextet is the ruling clan of that realm; they have sold some 9 million albums and made songs like Macho Man, Y.M.C.A. and In the Navy into nocturnal national anthems. Now the beat goes on, for a onetime back-up singer named Ray Simpson has been promoted to the group, joining Cowboy Randy Jones, Construction Worker David Hodo, Indian Felipe Rose, Motorcyclist Glenn Hughes and G.I. Alex Briley...
...chief competitors were the pushy and aggressive Galante, who in 1974 shot his way into control of the criminal clan once run by Joseph ("Joe Bananas") Bonnano, and Aniello Dellacroce, 65, the treacherous head of the Gambino family...