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Some of those who were victims of his nastier side do not see the alleged attempted poisoning of Judge Brieant as a move out of character for Buettner-Janusch. Rather, they point to this latest act as proof positive of his dangerous eccentricity and vindication of their own suspicions. If Buettner-Janusch had a talent for impressing certain people, he also, apparently, had a flair for making enemies...
...strong armed forces will have up to 60 Soviet armored helicopters. In Washington, officials have said that as soon as the Senate approves the aid money, the CIA will resume operational control of the contra campaign, and the rebels will be equipped with antiaircraft missiles. "The war will be nastier than it's ever been," says a U.S. official. "What we're seeing is both sides gearing up for this new phase." The only players who so far seem uninfected by the war bug are the contras. While the CIA and the Sandinista Popular Army ratchet up their plans...
...things are nastier than family squabbles about money, and the Gettys' disputes were nastier than most. They began when J. Paul demanded his birthright from his father. After George F.'s death in 1930, the ambitious son set about loosening the widow's grip on her trust fund. When he succeeded, according to Biographer Lenzner, he boasted to an acquaintance, "I just fleeced my mother." His own will was engorged with codicils that treated beneficiaries like stocks on an exchange. One result was that suits and countersuits by Getty heirs cost more than $13 million in legal fees...
...mother's whereabouts by reading Variety. Clay and his pals party nearly every night and do dope while cruising through some of the city's most expensive homes and restaurants. As Clay's month in L.A. draws to a close, the collective search for thrills grows wilder and nastier...
...half a dozen odd ways, time itself became a player in the campaign: time as past, time as future, time as duration, time as age. Reagan's 73 years was a factor against him. The nastier comics referred to it as "the drool factor." His mind wandered, some said, and he got the facts wrong. In splendidly backhanded defense, Reagan supporters said it was not age: Reagan has always been sloppy with the facts. During the mid-'60s, Americans sometimes supported Lyndon Johnson's actions in Viet Nam by saying, "Well, the President has more information than...