Word: norths
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...tuck him in and stand guard. But also tracking Galante was a skilled Colombo family hit man, Carmine ("the Snake") Persico. Serving a 14-year sentence in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta for hijacking, the Snake somehow managed to get himself transferred to Danbury. But during the trip north, he was held briefly at the Lewisburg, Pa., federal prison and was visited there by another Colombo gangster. Federal authorities interpreted the meeting as a sign that something was afoot and detained Persico in Lewisburg...
...disguise the true nature of these clashes, and to divert attention from Uganda's domestic troubles, led to his false charges of a Tanzanian invasion. Amin apparently decided that since his soldiers were already in Tanzania, they might as well try to claim the triangle of land north of the Kagera River, and thus complicate future attempts by the exiles to slip into Uganda...
...once middlebrow and increasingly titillating Daily Express (circ. 2.5 million), launched the 32-page Daily Star (initial circ., 1.25 million). Selling for 6p (roughly 12?), slightly less than the Sun and the Mirror, the Star is being printed on underused Express presses in Manchester and distributed only in the North and the Midlands for the moment. Penetration of the rest of England is planned for the spring. Says Star Editor in Chief Derek Jameson: "We've got to punch a hole in the Sun and Mirror market...
...students are passing the annual test of allegiance with flying colors. This week, Winthrop, North, South, Leverett, Currier and Adams Houses voted overwhelmingly to refuse to nominate students to serve on the CRR. The Student Assembly likewise voted by a large margin to urge other Houses to boycott the committee...
Lowell touch 19, North...