Word: clerkes
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...approached, the Goldmans went downstairs to take their places in the courtroom. Upstairs about 40 people crowded around the single television, some sitting on the floor, some on tables, a few in chairs. Plainclothes L.A.P.D. officers mingled with young clerks for whom The People v. Orenthal James Simpson was the first exposure to the practice of law. In the room too was an assembly of friends of the prosecution, including Ron Shipp, and Nicole's friend Candace Garvey. Also present were Garvey's famous husband Steve, the retired baseball player, and Olympian Bruce Jenner and his wife Kris...
...sounded like my closing remarks!" says Cochran. "And we had been worried about her the whole time! The first time we thought we would be successful with her was when she started crying during my closing argument and went out and came back in, eyes all red, and the clerk later told me that she had said, 'It just welled up in me after all these months.' I thought, this may be pretty good...
Ryder, an internationally famous pianist, checks into a hotel in a European town he cannot identify. Something seems to be expected of him--the clerk at the registration desk makes several references to "Thursday night"--but Ryder doesn't know exactly what. A porter named Gustav escorts Ryder and his luggage into an elevator, tells him, "We're not going up far," then launches into a lengthy monologue about his attempts to win greater respect for the craft of portering. Since a later detail suggests that Ryder's room is on the second floor, the elevator must move with...
...Clerk...
...Fruit Co. steamer that docked in Philadelphia. He went to work for Ginsburg's (later named the Gaines Co.), manufacturers of women's suits and coats at 500 Seventh Avenue in Manhattan's garment district. He started out working in the stock room, moved up to become a shipping clerk, and eventually became foreman of the shipping department...