Word: sections
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Late one afternoon, about 30 Arizona and California law officers descended on a sparsely developed section of Lake Havasu City, Ariz. Their quarry was Charles ("Chuck") Dederich, 65, the founder of Synanon, who was wanted in connection with an attempt in October to murder Los Angeles Attorney Paul Morantz with a rattlesnake hidden in his mail box. The officers found Dederich at home. Said Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney John Watson: "He was in a stupor, staring straight ahead, with an empty bottle of Chivas Regal in front of him." Because his physical condition did not permit...
Before the march began, thousands of the shah's troops withdrew to the outer section of the city to avoid provoking a confrontation with the demonstrators. Other troops ringed the downtown area with roadblocks to contain the crowd...
...Raffety, "and hurt our skin. At the time, however, we thought we were glamorous." Like many women, Raffety has done, well, an about-face on cosmetology, and today she prizes those products that help foster a fresh, natural appearance. As the senior reporter-researcher in the Economy and Business section, Raffety suggested and worked on this week's cover story about one of the cosmetics industry's largest retail companies, Revlon, and its president, Michel Bergerac...
...this man in the Fiji Islands? Because he owns one. "On the theory that everyone dreams of living on a Pacific island, we spent years looking for one to section into pieces of paradise," explains Sportsman-Publisher Malcolm Forbes, 59. The one he found was 3,000-acre Laucala. But that was in 1972, and since then Forbes has given up his resort idea. Last week, all decked out in lei and tropical duds, he teamed up with Fijian Prime Minister Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara to cut ribbons on some new projects that have to do with raising coconuts...
...block of Walpole is closed to all outsiders and 168 inmates are locked in their cells for all but about 15 minutes a day. Because the purpose of the lock-up is to cut down on violence by isolating the men, the 22 volunteers who tutor in the closed section are not allowed...