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Those opening words, heard over a black screen, are a testament and a plea-not so much a pledge of allegiance to an adopted country as an obeisance to a shadow government of profound power. An Italian immigrant funeral director has a daughter who has been dishonored. Because of a lack of evidence, the courts offer him no justice. In the tradition of his native land, he turns to a man who understands such matters and who will be able to give him satisfaction. In return he owes the man a service. And he must respectfully call him "Godfather...
...Hartford Fire Insurance, which not only earned $105 million but also provides the large cash flow vital to an expanding company. The settlement was almost identical to a proposal made by the company in 1970-which McLaren then flatly rejected. Moreover no court has allowed a company's plea of economic hardship to excuse an antitrust violation-which was the basis for Ramsden's recommendation and presumably McLaren's change of view. The antitrust laws are designed to protect competitiveness in business, not to protect shareholders. The out-of-court settlement also cut off Supreme Court clarification...
...Greater Boston Labor Council, AFL-CIO, supported the Herald-Traveler Corporation's plea for a temporary stay, arguing that about 2500 Herald-Traveler newspaper employees would be forced out of work, and that many might also lose their retirement benefits...
...gentlemen, the next President of the United States." Silence fell on the room, and Hartke gingerly advanced from the shadows to address the gathering in the living room. "Why don't you folks move closer now, gather round, gather round." A few people shifted in response to Hartke's plea, but those (including this reporter) standing near the exit held their ground...
...whole tumble of homosexuals have "come out of the closet" and rushed into print. Perhaps best among these accounts is a book by Australian Dennis Altman. Between them Miller and Altman measure just how far the "gay" liberation has come. Miller's book is a confession and a plea for understanding. Altman's book is a boast and a demand for social revolution...