Word: sams
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Jackson," said Sam Nunn, his Democratic colleague from Georgia, "truly was a giant in the Senate." He had decisively won six elections to the Senate, the latest last November, and had been the de facto leader of his party's conservative wing. Jackson felt that his onetime comrades had turned too easy on Communism, or in some cases too hard on social programs, while he remained the archetypal cold war liberal, determined that the U.S. spend generously on guns and butter. "I don't worry about ideologies," he said. "I've been called a Communist, a socialist...
...males, the lure is almost irresistible, and all the corporate credos against intracorridor alliances melt away. Daniel, the group manager, flips for Sheila, the assistant to his vice president. Judith, the vice president, and Sam, a higher-level bank manager, become entangled. A law-firm associate is drawn to one of the partners. Writes Collins: "Opportunity and need eventually wore down prudence." The author describes the cases in prose that resembles True Confessions more than the normally staid...
...only rancor that arose among officials involved in the two trials concerned who would pay. Uncle Sam picks up the federal bills, of course; no one would speculate on how much they will be, though one FBI agent notes that the cost of the investigations alone was certainly more than the $1.6 million commandeered in the Brink's heist. A battle is brewing, however, between Rockland County, where the crime occurred, and Orange County, where the trial was moved in a change of venue because of prejudicial pretrial publicity. Massive security has been necessary from the beginning, and Orange...
...West Germany, Uncle Sam is a journalistic whipping...
...teau-d'Oex, Switzerland. A Sandhurst graduate and veteran of four years with the Highland Light Infantry, Niven resigned his commission in 1932 and became a New York liquor salesman. Influential acquaintances lured him to Hollywood, where he signed a seven-year contract with Movie Mogul Sam Goldwyn, despite having almost no acting experience. Niven served with distinction as a British commando officer in World War II, returned to star in more than 60 films, including Around the World in 80 Days, The Guns of Navarone and Separate Tables, in which he gave a 1958 Oscar-winning portrayal...