Word: henchman
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...Southeast Asia: Kouprasith is a nervous strongman with a pet baby elephant, an incipient ulcer and a reliance on sedatives; Siho plays the dandy, wears three gold rings and affects an ivory-handled pistol to go with his favorite blue dress uniform. Although Siho is generally regarded as a henchman of rightist, anti-Communist boss, General Phoumi Nosavan, both coup leaders claimed to have acted without involving Phoumi, who, as Deputy Premier and Defense Minister in Prince Souvanna's government, could not very well be leading a coup d'état. Said Phoumi after the coup...
...opening rally in a "Month of National Gratefulness to Duvalier," and the speaker was a henchman of Haiti's Dictator. Françpois Duvalier himself was on hand, surrounded by helmeted palace guards and blue-denimed militiamen. He had given orders for his men to explain to Haitians just what would happen in their tiny Caribbean Negro republic if anyone should try to topple "Papa...
Michael R. Duland '68, of Elliot House and Chestnut Hill, will succeed as battalion commander of the Naval ROTC. Other members of the staff announced by Capt. Richard R. Redmayne USM, professor of Naval Science are: James F. Henchman '68, executive officer; Thomas M. Chafin '68, Alpha company commander; Ronald D. Rochelens '68, Brave company commander; and Ronald Perera '68, Charlie company commander...
...regime. Oppositionists were encouraged to participate in next year's elections. Trujillo removed himself from the palace, his brother Hector from the presidency, his son Ramfis from the chairmanship of the combined chiefs of staff. He turned over the regime to Vice President Joaquin Balaguer, an old henchman...
...candidate. The size and mood of the crowds varied puzzlingly from stop to stop, and Kennedy's most consistent admirers seemed to be the teenagers, who swarmed around him like the children of Hamelin around the piper-a good sign, according to John Bailey, Kennedy's Connecticut henchman, who saw a parallel to the youngsters who liked Ike so well...