Word: ryan
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Romagna is correct in asserting that he did not plan to remove Mayor Alfred E. Vellucci from office, I regret the error. The rest of the article is factual summary or direct quote, and I stand by its accurcy. --J. Ryan O. Connell...
...years ago. New York Democratic Congressman William F. Ryan was told by a constituent about the dangers of PCB. Checking further. Ryan found studies showing that large amounts of PCBs had been discovered in the fish and sea birds of several countries. The studies also revealed that the compounds can cause liver damage in mice and disrupt the calcium metabolism of birds, which then lay thin-shelled eggs. Alarmed by the findings, Ryan delivered a House speech on PCBs. The Department of Agriculture responded by halting the use of PCBs-but only in pesticides. Then, despite complaints from customers, Monsanto...
...Ryan was furious. "The Federal Government's actions are inexcusable," he said. "This entire incident could have been prevented if the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration had lived up to their responsibilities to protect the public." He then introduced legislation that would totally ban PCBs from interstate commerce...
Cornelius Ryan, author of The Last Battle, said in a 1966 interview that a German general "told me he once had a secret meeting with Hitler, with Bormann the only other man present. Hitler gave orders about a change in command on the Eastern Front. Within two hours the Russian radio broadcast the names of the generals who would be replaced, who would take over, and specific details on new strategy...
...wristed parody of his fashion-photographer role in Blow Up, furnishes the film's few diverting moments. Most of the cast, including Law, are automatons whose flagrant absence of talent does full justice to their material. Miss Cannon, usually a decent actress, here seems rather strung-out, and Ryan, even when he is not supposed to be in the throes of thrombosis, persists in looking sorely but understandable pained...