Word: melvins
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Flynn's South Boston origin was seen as a liability in his first campaign, when he won a close race against Melvin H. King, who would have been the first Black elected Mayor of Boston. But in this year's preliminary elections, Flynn's highest victory margins were in Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan, predominantly Black areas of the city where Tierney has campaigned very little...
...when Flynn first ran for office, his principal opponent was Melvin H. King, a Black politician from South Boston. This time his opponent, city Councilor Joseph Tierney, was much less formidable, especially in these Black areas...
Referring to Hahn's decision to pose semi-nude and testifying she was victimized, Bakker's attorney, Melvin Belli, said Tuesday, "I think that for a poor, naive young girl, she's learned the ways of the world very fast...
...trial began, the White House received a classified study by a team headed by ex-Defense Secretary Melvin Laird. The study blamed U.S. personnel for a "deterioration of security practices" at the Moscow embassy. Among its recommendations: once Marine guards have served in Moscow, they should be transferred out of the security force to prevent KGB infiltration...
...central protagonists of the PTL turmoil, meanwhile, continued to parade their opulent life-styles. The couple breezed into San Francisco on July 11 as guests of their flamboyant tort lawyer, Melvin Belli, who is now laying the legal groundwork in his effort to have Bakker reinstated at PTL. During their week-long stay, the Bakkers were billeted on Belli's 105-ft. ocean-going yacht, The Adequate Reward, and were taken to parties, dinners and exclusive stores by Belli's wife Lia. Tammy enjoyed a makeover at Lia's favorite hair salon, 77 Maiden Lane...