Word: contract
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...when Stark first solicited professors with solid reputations, he found that "I might as well have asked somebody to write a book saying Communism is good for you." Within a year, a few teachers had succumbed to his arguments, and he now has some 60 authors and editors under contract. Half of them are full professors, 14 head departments in their schools, eleven also edit scholarly journals. Among them are Dostoevsky Scholar Edward Wasiolek, head of the University of Chicago's comparative-literature program, and Milton Specialist John T. Shawcross of the University of Wisconsin...
...three months, the newspaper had four reporters looking into rumors of shady dealings in the award of a $12 million construction contract for a world trade center at Los Angeles harbor. Yorty called the resulting exposé an attempt to smear him and asked for a grand-jury investigation. The grand jury obliged. Its verdict: a 15-count indictment charging perjury and bribery against four present and former commissioners, all appointed by Yorty...
Cleaning City Hall. The action revolved around the award of the world-trade-center contract without competitive bidding to Real Estate Developer Keith Smith, 41, onetime (1962) Methodist Layman of the Year for Southern California-Arizona, who was charged with five counts of bribery and five of perjury. Smith, a member of the city commission on human relations, is accused of paying off, through complex financial transactions, four harbor commissioners in return for the $12 million contract...
...Faye Dunaway, 27, signed a six-picture deal with Producer-Director Otto Preminger, well known as the fastest litigant in the West. One turkey was born of that union-Hurry Sundown -and Faye went her own way to stardom. Now Preminger wants her back under the terms of their contract, and filed suit in New York complaining that she failed to show up for work as ordered for the beginning of a new picture. Otto wants damages, plus an injunction that would keep her from working for anyone else. Faye, prancing about Manhattan in her tailored mini, had no comment...
...effort to avoid military service." When asked how they feel about entering the Armed Services, 8 per cent--39 students--said they will go with "enthusiasm," 13 per cent--65 students--classify themselves as "indifferent," while the remaining 78 percent--387 students--will be "reluctant" to enter into any contract with the military...