Word: hughes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...principals -- Terrorist Nolan, Schoolteacher Hugh MacMahon and Politician Robert Delaney -- are all veterans of Clonbrony who pursue different paths to freedom from British rule. Flanagan follows the twists and turns from Kilpeder and Dublin to London and New York City. His settings, from Ardmor Castle to the local pub, are natural and unforced; the language of his characters hints at hidden poetry without breaking into showy lyricism or stage Irish: "Beyond the streaky window, the land opened out before us -- the wide, green fields of the midlands, the hills of Munster, a flashing glimpse of ruined keep, a manor house...
CORRESPONDENTS: John F. Stacks (Chief); B. William Mader, Jack E. White (Deputies) Washington Contributing Editor: Hugh Sidey National Political Correspondent: Laurence I. Barrett...
...irresolvable. The bitterness peaked last April, when Texaco filed for Chapter 11 protection to avoid posting a bond to cover the jury award. Charged Texaco Chief Executive James Kinnear: "Pennzoil has placed its own greed above any consideration of fundamental fairness or the public welfare." Said Pennzoil Chairman J. Hugh Liedtke: "Maybe now we should sit back a while and see how they like bankruptcy...
CORRESPONDENTS: John F. Stacks (Chief); B. William Mader, Jack E. White (Deputies) Washington Contributing Editor: Hugh Sidey National Political Correspondent: Laurence I. Barrett...
CORRESPONDENTS: John F. Stacks (Chief); B. William Mader, Jack E. White (Deputies) Washington Contributing Editor: Hugh Sidey National Political Correspondent: Laurence I. Barrett...