Word: gordens
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Many black managers say their biggest problem is learning not to bristle at every challenge to their authority. The armed forces pioneered the elevation of blacks to supervisory ranks after President Harry Truman ordered desegregation in 1948. In 1987 Brigadier General Fred Augustus Gorden became the first black officer to serve as commandant of cadets at West Point. While he was walking across the campus one day, a white cadet failed to give the requisite salute. Gorden paused. Still no salute. He could have severely disciplined the cadet, but he chose simply to talk with him instead. "I've learned...
...Electric Boat division. After two years the jury disbanded. In 1984 investigations revived when P. Takis Veliotis, the boat division's former general manager, who had fled to Greece to avoid prosecution for an unrelated kickback scheme, said he had tape-recorded conversations with Chairman Lewis and Vice President Gorden MacDonald, both since retired. The tapes purportedly showed an agreement to provide false data to the Government. But Government lawyers turned down Veliotis' plea for % immunity on the kickback charges, and the investigation wore on until last week without the cooperation of a key player...
...king-size Serta Perfect Sleeper mattress and box-spring set, which was delivered to the Clayton Inn in suburban St. Louis. "It was for Mr. Veliotis," said Lewis, who explained that the executive said he needed the bed for the times he came to St. Louis for meetings. Added Gorden MacDonald, a General Dynamics executive vice president: "Mr. Veliotis, being a very large man, complained so much to the secretary of the company that he got tired of hearing it and bought the bed." Veliotis denied that...
...Gorden Wintor, Inside BOSS...
Harvard Provision (94 Mt Auburn St) Known to everyone as the Pro, this emporium offers Bud as well as other domestics for $13.40 a case and Heinken at $20 per Industrial cans go at 65c and61.05 respectively The pro sells a liter of Gorden's Vodka at 58.25 and a fifth of Beeteater Gin at $11. It is open during the summer from 10 a.m-7 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and 10 a.m. 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday...