Word: leon
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...another channel, Leon Trotsky visits New York City in 1917 to rouse the American proletariat. Burgess tells this story in the form of a libretto for a Broadway musical, complete with lyrics. Trotsky falls for Olga, a hardheaded party worker, while his wife cavorts with a wealthy socialist. Four hearts beat as one until the revolutionary's son is reported missing. Trotsky's life is changed forever when he is reunited with the boy, and the songs turn as sentimental as the story. At the finale, the hero chants, "Family's first,/ Love is completeness,/ Power...
...Trial Lawyers of America, "The philosophy of the proposed code was wrong. The thread that ran through it was of looking at a lawyer not as a champion but as an ombudsman." The adversary system would be undermined if a client hesitates to tell his lawyer the truth, argues Leon Silverman, president of the American College of Trial Lawyers. "It isn't that we want anyone to get into bed with criminals. We are trying to protect one of the great interests of society...
...surprisingly, the business community and some townsfolk, who think Aspen (pop. 7,620) has been too complacent in the face of growing competition, want to spruce it up and launch a promotional campaign. Says Author Leon Uris, a 20-year resident: "We've been ho-humming it for years. We have to get competitive." But other residents, who want to preserve Aspen's small-town charm, are disturbed by calls for mass marketing. "We're a mature resort with a solid product," says Lodge Owner Allan Blomquist. "We don't need flamboyant hype...
Rosen Professor of Music Leon Kirchner explained that at Yale. "The entire department is built along the lines" that interest Lewin, who he said is examining "a more historical theory--and a theory that has to do more with mathematical orientation" than the more general sort of theory taught at Harvard...
...lost if Reagan vetoed the continuing resolution. The 15% increase voted for House members, their first substantial raise in five years, was in fact long overdue. The main problem was one of timing, taking a pay increase when 12 million people are out of work. Said Congressman Leon Panetta of California: "It's the cherry on top of the pie to end up with a continuing resolution that has no money for jobs but a pay increase for Congress." The Senators sanctimoniously eschewed a salary hike (and thus will earn less than House members), but they opened...