Word: grandness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...wake of the assassination attempt, the imperious Pinochet, certain of his support in the 57,000-man army, staged a grand popular gala in honor of his continued tenure. In full-page newspaper ads the general dubbed the long- planned celebration, seen as a kickoff of his campaign for the presidency in 1989, "The First Day of the Future." Under the 1980 constitution drawn up by Pinochet, Chile's four-man military junta will choose a single presidential candidate, who will then run in a yes-or-no national plebiscite and, if the electorate endorses him, serve until 1997. Three...
...again to raise money so that we send people to Washington who will solve problems, not create them." The following evening, the Gipper struck back with a $1,000-a-head dinner for 1,500. Joining President Reagan to back California's Republican Senatorial Nominee Ed Zschau were such grand old partyers as Cary Grant, Charlton Heston and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The out-of-this-world events wound up in a draw, each raising a dazzling $1.5 million...
Starring this week in Grand Rapids: Chevy Chase, Pat Paulsen, Robert Klein, Art Buchwald, Mort Sahl, Mark Russell and Jerry Ford...
...Grand Rapids? Jerry Ford? "Having a humor seminar at the Gerald Ford Museum is overstating the obvious," snorts Russell, who plans to do a duet with Betty Ford. "If you want laughs, you go to Grand Rapids...
...Technician James Camomile for detonating the explosion too close to the helicopter. Says Neal: "Mr. Camomile, holding the highest powder card issued by the state, violated the first principle of his profession. He failed to view where the helicopter was." Camomile was granted immunity when he testified before a grand jury...