Word: mr
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...whole mass of bodies came into view. The smell was overpowering, the sight unworldly. There were no marks of violence, no blood. Only a few bodies showed the gruesome signs of cyanide rictus. Outside there were three dead dogs, poisoned. Down the road in a large cage was 'Mr. Muggs,' the commune's pet gorilla. He had been shot. In a tree-shaded area was Jones' home, a three-room bungalow. Bodies were scattered through all three rooms, some on beds, others on the floor. The quiet was broken only by the meowing of a cat beyond the porch...
...feel more at home here than anywhere," said the historian as he went up the hill to Monticello in the sunshine of Indian summer, his white hair ruffled by a warm breeze, facts and thoughts on "Mr. Jefferson" tumbling out in gentle accents...
...Scott's revelations could do to his political career; he even threatened to commit suicide if the story came out. First Thorpe suggested that Bessell obtain a visa for Scott, enabling him to move to the U.S. Bessell felt that this would be impossible. With that, Bessell testified, "Mr. Thorpe said, 'Then we have to get rid of him.' " According to Bessell, Thorpe discussed various means of disposing of Scott's body, such as dumping it in a Cornish tin mine or burying it in cement...
...looking nothing like the head of a multi-million dollar operation. He is surrounded by a small coterie of staff assistants businly vying for his attention; we expect one of them to kiss his ring at any moment. A lady emerges to announce--with great pleasure and relish--that Mr. Stanley Kaplan is here in the flesh to welcome us personally...
...when that advertisement walked in this week, we should have accepted it. Not with open arms, of course--we hold no high opinion of Mr. David Chan, the seamy publication that pays his salary, nor the degrading line of work into which he has fallen. We simply believe in letting him say what he wants, when and where he wants...