Word: secret
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Last week Kenneth Noid, 22, walked into a Domino's Pizza shop in Chamblee, Ga., with a .357 Magnum revolver and took two employees hostage. When police arrived, he demanded $100,000 in cash, a getaway car and a copy of The Widow's Son, a 1985 novel about secret societies in an 18th century Parisian prison...
...turkey blinds he has fashioned of logs and brush, Baker settles in to wait. He leans against a persimmon tree, and with as little motion as possible he reads and turns the pages of a State Department briefing . book stamped SECRET. Methodically, Baker underlines almost every sentence. "It's how I learn," he explains. "That and taking almost verbatim notes when someone is briefing me. 'Proper preparation prevents poor performance': one of my father's maxims. That's how you gain control. I'm on Africa now," he says. "We'll pick up and move when...
...told the committee that his firm provided both Martin Marietta and LTV with information on the impact a separate INF treaty banning medium-range missiles might have on their businesses. Michigan Democrat Carl Levin suggested those contacts might create the appearance that Tower had leaked to the contractors secret information about the U.S. arms negotiating position. No, said Tower, he provided only "a sort of academic speculation on what was likely to happen." But why would the contractors pay so much for mere "speculation"? The words "influence peddling," while not pronounced, hung heavy...
...There is no secret. There is no theme," Parker said. "Who knows? We may be shut out of the Beanpot final for the next 15 years...
...seven-member Corporation meets every two weeks in secret to make the ultimate decisions on matters of University policy, from investment choices to academic appointments. The 30-member Board of Overseers, elected by alumni, advises the Corporation and has historically rubber-stamped Corporation decisions...