Word: loyal
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Last Stronghold. There is also an older precedent, dating back to the 17th century civil war between the decadent Ming dynasty and the energetic Manchus. After Peking and Nanking fell to the Manchus, one loyal Ming general, known as Koxinga, took his army across the strait to the redoubt of Taiwan, where his troops dominated the indigenous islanders. Koxinga died in 1662, and though his regime lasted another 20 years, his people gradually lost interest in the Ming cause. Meanwhile, the Manchus gradually won acceptance on the mainland. Though they often met opposition with barbaric cruelty, they also punished incompetence...
These days Sadat could use a bulletproof limousine. Last week, moving forcefully to consolidate his power, he continued the arrests, demotions and sackings that have now affected some 500 army officers and 300 bureaucrats. Police were rounding up for investigation 1,000 or so members of a "secret organization" loyal to ex-Interior Minister Shaarawi Gomaa. Thirteen of Egypt's 25 provincial governors are reported on the way out, and a shake-up in the diplomatic service is rumored. In recognition of the numerous new enemies the President has made, however, the cops now keep the street in front...
Even in the last grim days, Bruce retained a legion of loyal admirers; they bought his records and his autobiography, and won new converts to the cult. Among the faithful there were some who admired not only the thrust of his satire but the drama implicit in his life. Critic Albert Goldman delivered a healthily skeptical Brucian epitaph...
...Harvard coach Loyal Park has tabbed two senior right-handers, Kelly and Phil Collins, to start in the crucial twin-bill. Kelly is the obvious choice for the opener coming off his superb shutout performance against Cornell to give Harvard the Eastern League title. Collins has a 6-1 record and, although tailing off as of late, came back to overpower B. U. last week and earn a starting...
...loss of the coin over the weekend," Harvard coach Loyal Park said yesterday. "To be playing at home should give the boys a lift. Yet the credit has to go to my wife for our luck in this thing. She's been praying for the team for weeks and it's finally paid...