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Here are Peter Finch and Glenda Jackson, two players of skill and intelligence, lending dignity and a measure of passion to a sort of pocket pageant that could bring out the worst in any actor. Rattigan's script-an adaptation of his play A Bequest to the Nation-is a damp recounting of the infamous romance between Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton, a liaison that scandalized Georgian London and threatened, for a time, Britain's naval might...
...many other ways, Dean has influenced White House policy. He worked out the legal basis for the President's impoundment of funds appropriated by Congress and his broad use of the pocket veto. He drafts all Executive orders and prepares legal opinions for the President on many matters. A cautious, loyal follower of orders, he is totally trusted by the President. Unlike many a Cabinet member or White House aide, Dean has easy, frequent and direct access to the boss. Since the Gray hearings began, Dean has refused to be interviewed or photographed by the press...
...that the investor can wheel and deal on a tycoon's scale with relatively little of his own money. Most futures can be purchased on 5% margin, meaning that the speculator can buy a $100,000 future contract by putting up only $5,000 out of his pocket and promising to pay the rest upon delivery. If the price then rises 5%, he can buy another $100,000 of futures with his $5,000 paper profit, and so on and on in a process known as pyramiding. Obviously, pyramids built on such a thin cash base have a high...
...first role as Prime Minister, he played Neville Chamberlain in a 1940 student skit. Stepping to the footlights in a bowler and carrying an umbrella, he said: "I have seen their leader and I have his reply." Pulling the inevitable collegiate roll of toilet paper from his pocket, he added: "It bears his mark and mine. And I told him what to do with...
...Harvard basketball program and to his ballplayers, and he was more than willing to help out with their personal problems. He often invited them to his home and even loaned them his car for their personal use on occasion. Harrison often paid for scouting expenses out of his own pocket...