Word: districts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...exclusive lagoon-front district of Lagos, the commander of the presidential guard led a handful of troops to the homes of Prime Minister Balewa and his Finance Minister. Sir Abubakar, summoned from prayers, told his servant that "this means there is trouble," but submitted with dignity. He appeared fully dressed, arms above his head, wrists together, ready for handcuffs. Not so Okotie-Eboh, known throughout Nigeria as the king of "dash"-the word used throughout West Africa for the ever-present bribery. Producing a thick wad of bills, he tried to buy off his captors, then, dressed in pajamas...
...Only Way. John Joseph Broderick came by his talents naturally enough. He grew up in Manhattan's East 20s, the Gashouse district, and while many of his neighbors were learning how to be thugs, Johnny, fresh from parochial school, was driving a brick truck at the age of twelve. A stint in the World War I Navy and a few months as a fireman convinced him that he was not cut out for such tame endeavors. The pug-faced Irishman joined the cops in 1923. "Gimme a gangster, give him a gun, and leave the rest...
...could bring "efficiency and frugality" to the 35 different U.S. agencies that spend $5 billion a year working on various facets of travel and transportation. A possible choice to head it: Alan S. Boyd, now Commerce Under Secretary for Transportation. Johnson reiterated his plea for home rule in the District of Columbia, a measure that was beaten in the House last year, promised to "streamline" the Executive branch and "restructure" civil service in the top grades. And he proposed a "commission of the most distinguished scholars and men of public affairs" to look into the relations between "city, state, nation...
Negro 136th legislative district, taking a remarkable 82% of the vote. He had been little heard from until last week, when he showed that election to office had not taught him one valuable political talent: knowing when to keep his mouth shut...
...surprisingly, some California prosecutors and police chiefs take an exceedingly dim view of Traynor's court. "All this emphasis on individual rights has made the work of law enforcement more difficult and costly," complains Alameda (Oakland) County's veteran District Attorney Frank Coakley. By contrast, California Bar Association President John Sutro is a Traynor admirer. "You and I would like to see all crooks in jail," says Sutro. "So would Chief Justice Traynor. But this is a government of law not men, and the maintenance of that essential is the difference between our government and tyranny...