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Died. Lieut. General Lewis B. Puller, 73, the legendary Leatherneck who became the most decorated Marine in the corps' history; of pneumonia; in Hampton, Va. Weaned on the rousing reminiscences of Confederate veterans, Virginia-born "Chesty"-so called because he always walked like a pouter pigeon-was often described as a born combat leader. According to legend, he went into battle with a copy of Caesar's Gallic Wars tucked in his duffel bag. Volunteering as a private in World War I, Puller was commissioned at 20; he first saw action battling bandits in Haiti and Nicaragua...
...Saudi Arabia's King Feisal. He then started preparations for this week's state visit to Poland, in September plans to visit Rumania. Though, as last March's election showed, he has lost much of his appeal at home, De Gaulle is still an impressive crowd puller on the road...
McCullough's ability and experience merit a starting role, but his position as captain requires it. Weiland is a string-puller, not an inspirer or a leader of any kind. By sacrificing his captain, he removed any leadership or unifier that might have benefited his team, and created a disorganization that is not the least of the squad's problems...
...gratitude, and for a while they did. But politicians seldom survive long on gratitude. When a slowdown in industrial activity frightened the coal miners of North Rhine-Westphalia last July, they deserted the Christian Democrats, demolishing Erhard's reputation as the country's No. 1 Wahllokomotive (vote puller...
...hours a day as if the Dead End Kids were after him (they were in at least two of his movies). And to the surprise of Republican pros and the chagrin of the Democratic hierarchy, the candidate from Warner Bros, has turned out to be the most magnetic crowd puller California has seen since John F. Kennedy first stumped the state...