Word: hugger
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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With her hip-hugger jeans and Indian jewelry, Priscilla has never been a favorite of Forth Worth society-one executive described her as "a lady who looked like she had spent too much time in bowling alleys"-and Haynes has concentrated less on an alibi for Davis than on his wife's reputation. Last week he put on the stand William Rufner, a convicted felon and former lover of Priscilla's, hoping to depict him as a possible suspect. Priscilla stands to gain millions by her husband's conviction, Haynes argued, while Gavrel, the other key witness...
...Pounds. There are also numerous financial regulations that would blunt the impact of foreign investment on the U.S. economy. For one thing, U.S. antitrust laws treat foreigners and Americans alike in their restrictions on market control. As for cocktail-party patter about secret takeovers by Arabs, such financial hugger-mugger is unlikely. Present disclosure laws require revelation of the actual owner of holdings of 10% or more in any company whose stock is publicly traded...
...assured his fellow Congressmen. "Every Republican will have a voice in decision making and a chance to make a name for himself." Ford gave credit where it was due, took less than his share and made friends in both parties. No arm twister, he was a patter and a hugger. "It's the damndest thing," mused Louisiana's Democratic Congressman Joe D. Waggonner Jr. "Jerry just puts an arm around a colleague or looks him in the eye, says, 'I don't need your vote,' and gets it." Adds Edward F. Derwinski, an Illinois Republican, "Jerry is an open tactician...