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...group most visibly involved in combat training is the Alabama-based Civilian Military Assistance, headed by Tom Posey, an ex-Marine, who claims to get his funds from private citizens. F.D.N. officers say that Posey's men are instructing contra units in the use of recently acquired surface-to-air missiles. Posey denies it. Says he: "Where did they dream that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Is Helping The | 5/27/1985 | See Source »

Anthologies serve as our means of determining the representative poets of an age. Of course Lonsdale's edition still includes the poetry of the most renowned eighteenth century poets such as Pope, Swift, Johnson, and Blake. Yet the new edition also includes a wealth of posey from more obscure pens. Included in Lonsdale's volume are poems from people of all walks of life including women peasants, and the always elusive Anonymous. The anthology offers a more representative sampling of poems--Lonsdale includes 230 to Smith's 137--and a better feeling for the people of the time...

Author: By T. NICHOLAS Dawidoff, | Title: In Praise of Forgotten Poets | 5/1/1985 | See Source »

...casual origin of CMA was explained by Tom Posey, 38, a balding former Marine who is one of its founders. He said that he and four other veterans began meeting in Huntsville restaurants in July of last year, "just shooting the bull about what we could do to help" the anti-Communist forces in Central America. "At first we didn't know there was even anything going on in Nicaragua. We thought the contras were Communists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nicaragua: A Mystery Involving Mercs | 9/17/1984 | See Source »

...third dual meet in a row, Posey Bryan broke her own record in the 400, lowering it to 1:00.0. However, she was only able to claim second place as Springfield's Jo-Ann Fortier set a new Harvard Stadium record with a blazing...

Author: By Panos P. Constantinides, | Title: Thinclads Stumble, 75-52, In Tough Season Finale | 5/9/1979 | See Source »

...Senior Posey Bryan established a new record in the 400-meter run, passing teammate Kathy Dorsey down the stretch to win in 1:01.5. Becky Rodgers finished third in that race to complete the sweep...

Author: By Panos P. Constantinides, | Title: Trackwomen Destroy Elis As Johnson, Harper Star | 4/16/1979 | See Source »

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