Word: imperiale
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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The Communist leaders of Soviet Russia are outraged by comparisons between Stalinist Russia and Hitlerite Germany made by Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn. They condemn Solzhenitsyn for informing the free world that the Government of Imperial Russia was "liberal" and "loving" toward the people and that Hitlerites were "gracious" and "merciful" both...
An old man, gesturing with his half-pint of Imperial, harangues the assemblage in a woozily dis gusted lecture on black pride, or the lack of it. Infected by his rhythms, the card players and their women begin, raggedly at first, then with a soulful swell, to sing Amazing Grace...
Finding no gold, Jamieson signed on as a laborer in a small refinery near Calgary. Because of his engineering background, he was made manager of a refinery in Moose Jaw, Sask., the first of a remarkable series of jobs that during the next 30 years put him into every facet...
At Imperial, he became assistant to Michael Haider, who was fast rising to the top of Jersey's hierarchy. Clearly impressed with Jamieson, Haider took him along as he moved up. Jamieson succeeded Haider as president of Jersey's International Petroleum Co., which handled some of the firm...
5-The Imperial Presidency, Schlesinger (5)