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Word: glinting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Wild Glint. Tony Boyle scoffed at the idea of any U.M.W. involvement, and offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the murderers. He received some support from West Virginia Congressman Kenneth Hechler, a friend of Yablonski's, who said: "I'm sure that officials of the union had nothing to do with this." Hechler speculated, however, that the murders were prompted by "the venom that was generated during this campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime: A Deadly Venom | 1/19/1970 | See Source »

Yablonski was no stranger to venom. Reports TIME Correspondent Mark Sullivan: "Joseph A. Yablonski was a rasp-voiced man with bushy eyebrows and a kind of wild glint in his eye. He did not by his presence establish an air of calm and reasonableness. He was a man haunted by many demons. It is not surprising that he died violently, reaching for his gun. He was in and around violence much of his life...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Crime: A Deadly Venom | 1/19/1970 | See Source »

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