Word: mick
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Mick said that the greatest disappointment of his life was that he let down his father. If his father were alive, Mantle explained, he would not be able to tell him he was the greatest player ever, as years of alcohol abuse prevented Mantle from living up to his potential on the ball field...
...Reported by Mick Brunton/London, Margot Hornblower/Los Angeles and David E. Thigpen/New York
...early as his first year at ADM, Whitacre told FORTUNE in a first-person account published last week, he began hearing from other managers that price fixing was an accepted practice at the com pany. His concern grew in February 1992, when Randall and vice chairman Michael ("Mick") Andreas, the son of the chairman, told Whitacre to begin working with Terrance Wilson, the president of the corn-processing division. Wilson, they said, would instruct him "about how ADM does business.'' But colleagues had warned Whitacre to be wary of Wilson because he was said to be involved in the price...
...behest of Dwayne Andreas, but not in search of price fixing. The agency was called in because Andreas suspected that a saboteur was contaminating batches of lysine in ADM's fermenting process. Whitacre says agents soon questioned him about the problem and that he was instructed by Mick Andreas to lie about a few details, including which phone line he used to conduct business from home. The younger Andreas apparently wanted to be sure Whitacre could continue to discuss lysine prices undetected...
...teammates gathered at his bedside: Whitey Ford, Hank Bauer, Moose Skowron, Bobby Richardson, Johnny Blanchard. "He's got a tough battle," said Richardson. "But every time he talks there's a laugh in his voice." Mantle was said to be especially appreciative of an autographed "Get Well, Mick" ball from the 1995 Yankees...