Word: cousin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...anti-corruption campaign that began quietly over a year ago. Thieu continues to send his tanks and police in to break up demonstrations against his regime, but he has also made several concessions to the Catholic leaders, who had previously supported him. He has fired the information minister, his cousin Hoang Duc Nha, and dismissed at least 375 army officers for suspected corruption...
...going to be married-that's definite," says Burton. "She has been a friend to Elizabeth [Taylor] and me for years. We re-met three weeks ago, and that was it." Besides her parents in Paris, Liz II has other royal connections; she is a second cousin to Prince Charles and Princess Anne of Britain. So far, inhabitants of Buckingham Palace have declined to comment on the prospect of a new inlaw...
...French Cousin. In California, by contrast, with an equable climate, ample acreage and no legal limitation on where any variety of grape may be grown, vintners and chemists have found that they can produce varietal wines fit, if not for a king, at least...
...market earlier entered by such other California wineries as Lamont and Inglenook Navelle. Among the best are three white wines of French ancestry: a dry aromatic Sauvignon Blanc, a smooth pale Chenin Blanc and a Colombard, a rich, fruity wine that is somewhat sweeter than its French cousin. Gallo has also produced several red varietals, including a full-bodied Barbera, similar to the wine grown in Italy's Piedmont. A surprise to many familiar with European varieties is a dry, versatile rose...
...disclose that he buys his socks at Filene's basement for 89 cents a pair. Both candidates are aided by well-known names, Dukakis' running mate is Thomas P. ONeill, III, 30, son of the House Majority leader and the patrician Sargent is being supported by his cousin, Elliot Richardson. Sargent's pervasive TV personality may turn the tide, but Dukakis leads...