Word: commands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...contagious drama of the play's climactic scenes and musical numbers blends successfully with its innovative structure, the production may embark on a movement of its own. National attention could be the next step for Suffragette. But for now, its creative effort and powerfully dramatic message should easily command a loyal following in this community. After all, it's for the cause...
...meticulous planning for room assignments did not last any longer than the hospital diets. The men hopped from room to room, switching beds, or roommates, until they were satisfied with the arrangements. At 3 a.m., the command center received a call from the doctors that the civilian prisoners were wide awake and wanted to talk, so debriefers were sent over to get on with the processing. Meantime, the first next-of-kin calls were being put through to the U.S. "Say, Honey, it's me," one prisoner stammered. "I hope you haven't burned all your brassi...
...also becoming obvious that the prisoners in the North had maintained a fairly rigid internal system of discipline and command. Communications among the prisoners appear to have been excellent. They exercised vigorously, kept their minds active by teaching one another foreign languages and other subjects. It probably was no accident that the men's statements as they arrived back in the U.S. had a certain uniformity. As for the antiwar statements that the North Vietnamese elicited from some of the prisoners, including himself, Robbie Risner said at a press conference at Clark: "I think we should consider the source...
...yakuza branched out from gambling into other rackets, the gangs grew in number and power. Today the largest, Yamaguchi-gumi,* is a veritable army of 10,000 men. Under the command of Japan's top mobster, Kazuo Taoka, 60, police say that Yamaguchi-gumi has become a criminal conglomerate that controls more than 50 corporations, ranging from restaurants and bars to trucking companies and talent agencies. The gang's take from gambling alone is estimated to be as high as $100 million a year...
Working a twelve-hour day from a West Wing White House office as well as in his quarters in the Treasury, Shultz has taken over as trusted second in command (after Nixon) in an enormous range of Government functions, some of them only indirectly economic. Increasingly, when Nixon is called upon to make a final decision on policies affecting agriculture, labor, transportation or industry in general, he is listening to-sometimes leaning forward to hear-the quiet, unruffled voice of Shultz setting forth the choices. "He's Mr. Clean," says a longtime associate. "When the President asks...