Word: sams
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...making the transaction on the open market, the trader arranges a private rigged deal that can bring him an illegal profit. If proved guilty, Groover, the alleged ringleader, could face up to 128 years in prison and a fine of more than $4 million. Three other soybean traders-Sam H. LaMantia, Ralph J. Hemminger and Leo Sussman-were indicted for violating federal commodity exchange regulations. Federal investigators say LaMantia set up fake sales in order to accumulate supposed losses that he used to reduce his income tax bills...
Cross of Iron is Sam Peckinpah's venture into one of the movies' thriving subindustries: the big-budget, international-cast package tour of World War II. The itinerary is a bit unusual-the Eastern Front in 1943, where the German defenses are crumbling before a Russian onslaught. But within the German bunkers Peckinpah focuses on some old familiar attractions: the maverick sergeant who hates officers and war but is still a helluva soldier (James Coburn), the gutless captain who schemes to ride to glory on the bravery of others (Maximilian Schell), the worldly colonel who copes philosophically with...
...Sam tried to argue with him, pointed out how tired Todd looked all the time, told Todd's father of the number of times Todd threatened to kill himself. Todd's father--visibly annoyed now at the thought that this stranger was telling him how to raise his son--told Sam the matter was none of his business...
...Furious, Sam left the table, and went back to his swearing not to get involved in Todd's personal life...
...time midterms approached, Todd's roommates were pretty worried about him--not so worried that they went to any House advisers, but worried enough so that when Todd's father came out east from the midwestern town in which they lived, Sam went to lunch with him to suggest he send Todd to a psychiatrist...