Word: merchant
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...fate worse than being a Democratic leader was being filmed by FBI undercover agents while dealing with fictitious sheiks. The two Democrats convicted in the scandal, Michael ("Ozzie") Myers of Pennsylvania and John Jenrette of South Carolina, as well as two awaiting trial, Frank Thompson of New Jersey and Merchant Marine Committee Chairman John Murphy of New York, were defeated. The sole survivor among those indicted: Raymond Lederer of Pennsylvania, whose trial is scheduled for December...
DIED. Richard R. McNulty, 81, retired vice admiral and sixth-generation sailor who helped to found the U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Corps in 1938 and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y., in 1943, serving as the academy's superintendent from 1946 to 1948; in Gloucester, Mass...
...have been working in this precinct for 30 years and never before have I seen such an incredible turnout," Althea Merchant, the warden of Precinct 3 in Ward 6, said yesterday. Merchant said she attributed the turnout "to the great publicity that the candidates have received and more significantly, the clear-cut distinctions that distinguish the candidates on so many of the issues...
...everywhere, it is unrealistic to expect honest opinions. Said a book salesman in the souk: "Oh, I'll tell you straightaway that we support the war 100%. Our nation is united against the Persian aggressors. They took our land, and now we will take their lives." The merchant looked up at one of the omnipresent portraits of Saddam Hussein on the wall and handed his visitor a stack of propaganda from the ruling Baath Party. Said he with a smile: "If you want to know what the Iraqi people think of the war, just read this...
...owner Haywood Sullivan in real life? Some experts in handwriting analysis claim that Sullivan is actually deposed New York Mets general manager M. Donald Grant. Actually, however, he is probably "Shylock" from "Merchant of Venice...