Word: sam
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...Judging from Mayor Yorty's comment, "Any man who reads beyond the second paragraph of the city charter would be out of his mind to run for mayor," I conclude that Mayor Sam 1) has never read beyond the second paragraph of the city charter, or 2) is out of his mind. Considering his meaningless bickering with the City Council; his uncalled for, pseudo expert opinions on Viet Nam; and his strange proclivity for the word "plot," I incline toward the second possibility...
...herents throughout central Asia,&* the Parsis have traditionally influenced In dia well out of proportion to their numbers. Prosperous, cosmopolitan, literate, they dominate today the business community of Bombay. Industrialist J.R.D. Tata, whose steel mills constitute India's largest privately owned enterprise, is a Parsi; so are General Sam Hormuzji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, one of India's top military leaders, and Zubin Mehta, conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Parsi girls for the last three years have won the title of Miss India...
EVERYTHING BUT MONEY by Sam Levenson. 285 pages. Simon & Schuster...
Burning Sincerity. Whatever the theme or style, the essence of the blues is a quality of burning sincerity called "soul." "Soul is something that you feel within yourself and you gotta give to the people," explains Singer-Guitarist Magic Sam. "It's hardship, what you've been through. I love it even though it makes me sad, because that's what I am." Adds retired Harmonica Player Shaky Jake: "Blues are the true story, the truest music I ever heard in my life...
Even after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Dr. Sam Sheppard because of the inflammatory press coverage of his trial, most newsmen scorned all suggestions that they abide by any formal set of rules laid down by courts or bar associations to govern crime reporting. Their own good judgment, they insisted almost unanimously, was all that was needed. Last week the jointly owned Toledo Blade and Toledo Times, which the Ohio Bar Association had commended for quiet coverage of the Sheppard trial, broke ranks and announced the adoption of a code of ethics. "If we're going...