Word: rowan
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...their money's worth. There is no point in getting overly-sanctimonious. If a name-change didn't seem to bother the school fathers in 1638, who are we to judge in 1997? In our own time, there is even precedent for such a change. In 1992, Mr. Henry Rowan opened his wallet and, $100 million later, Glassboro State College in New Jersey became (surprise!) Rowan State College...
Finally there is the Gibson legacy. The N.A.A.C.P. has been rocked by a series of allegations by syndicated columnist Carl Rowan about the uncontrolled spending of organizational funds by Gibson and his cronies on the 64-member board of directors. According to several board members, the accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand, which is conducting an audit of N.A.A.C.P. officials, is examining records that show that Gibson ran up more than $1 million on his N.A.A.C.P.-paid American Express card over the past nine years. Among Gibson's expenses: several plane tickets for Marva Smith, a South Carolina woman known inside...
...board of directors and its tax- exempt Special Contributions Fund filed a federal lawsuit alleging that chairman of the board William Gibson has ``caused or permitted'' more than $1.4 million of the organization's money to be squandered. Based largely on N.A.A.C.P. financial records leaked to syndicated columnist Carl Rowan, the suit contends that during Gibson's 10 years as chairman, he has run up $500,000 worth of charges on his N.A.A.C.P.-paid American Express Card, while receiving at least $300,000 in reimbursements for the same expenses. ``I've known Gibson to call up and threaten to kick...
Edinburgh Rowan Drilling...
Grant, who can soon be seen in Sirens and Bitter Moon, is every inch the blithe aristocrat. MacDowell imports her Groundhog Day sweetness to a role that is more a fantasy than a character. And Rowan Atkinson has a cute turn as a tongue-tied cleric. Richard Curtis (The Tall Guy, Blackadder) has stocked his script with transatlantic gags (How many times has Carrie had sex? "Less than Madonna, more than Lady Di"). The movie strains a bit to prove it's all a lark, but because the mood is cunningly sunny, and the cast is so relaxed...