Word: franked
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Among the practitioners of his craft, Frank Chin, 48, was a pro. He had been one of the most sought-after "wiremen," or electronic eavesdroppers, in the East, supplying bugging and recording devices to clients on both sides of the law. But on Jan. 20 Chin's tape ran out. He was found crumpled in a hallway near his West Side Manhattan workshop with six bullet holes in his head...
...murder has stirred hoods and lawmen. Who killed Frank Chin? Any number of people might have wanted to see him dead. Chin's most popular device, selling for $300 and up, was a Sony AM/FM cassette recorder adapted to receive sounds transmitted by "bugs" small enough to be hidden behind an electric wall socket. Chin's wares were bought by such varied customers as police in Connecticut and New Jersey (some with known Mafia connections), the Communist and Nationalist Chinese, United Nations officials, assorted foreign agents, the CIA and, some say, the White House plumbers of the Nixon...
...plan for an "internal" solution-meaning that he is ready to negotiate with moderate black African groups to form some kind of multiracial transitional government. Last week he flew to Cape Town to discuss the plan with South African Prime Minister John Vorster. After three hours of "deep and frank" talks, Vorster, who was having troubles of his own over renewed student rioting in Soweto and several other black townships, reportedly gave Smith his tentative backing...
...business attitude has delighted the leadership. Harrington once suggested scrapping all environmental laws to stimulate industry and McGee is friendly to business enterprises, particularly the airlines. Although they admit the state needs to improve its business climate, Frank and other liberals have been further annoyed by what they feel is the governor's sell-out to business interests...
...budget crisis that forced him to be responsible for the actions of his predecessor and preceding legislatures. Many spending liberals have been disillusioned by Dukakis. Although they agreed with him on many structural reforms like upgrading the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination and reorganizing the Department of Community Affairs, Sisitsky, Frank and other liberal legislators have criticized Dukakis because of past disappointments as well as ideology...