Word: clansmen
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...restore. Lawyer Logan's allies-and the dream of every conservative-are simple force of character and strength of soul. These qualities are embodied by the chatelaine's niece, in whose veins "the fierce old blood of the chieftains" still flows, and a group of MacAskival clansmen, who have made no "decadent concession to modern civilization." But by far the most fascinating character in the book is Logan's chief enemy, one Dr. Jackman, "the hypnotically evil man with the third eye," a kind of Marxist warlock...
...supported by landlords and mullahs (Moslem religious leaders). General Bakhtiar makes no secret of his willingness, should the Shah call on him, to replace Amini's reformist program with simple repression. Last week the general was Jeeping through the mountainous interior of Iran, renewing old friendships with his clansmen in the nomadic Bakhtiari tribe, who can supply him with clouds of hard-fighting horsemen, if needed...
...mine," explained McCloskey. "He told me, 'Matt, if you want me to do this thing, I'll get you all the talent you want.' " Frankie was as good as his word, thereupon unreeled a cast of characters that would stretch from Mocambo to Vegas. It includes Clansmen and Clans-women Dean Martin, Judy Garland, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Curtis, Shirley Mac-Laine. The big show, said Sinatra, has the approval of "the gang in Washington, including Jack...
...Home! Home! Home!" cried the third Lord Home, trying to rally his Scots against the English soldiery by shouting the family name at Flodden Field in 1513. In the heat of battle, the clansmen misunderstood and-so the story goes-took off for home. Ever since, lest another such disaster befall, the family has pronounced the name "Hume...
Frank Sinatra Timex Show (ABC, 9:30-10:30 p.m.). Sinatra, his 19-year-old Daughter Nancy and Clansmen Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jr. and Joey Bishop meet in Miami Beach to welcome Elvis Presley...