Word: sh
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Khalil runs the Society of Ina'sh El-Usra in Al-Bireh, a combination kindergarten, secondary school, vocational training center, gift shop, museum, charity, folklore institute, and a general haven for Palestinian children that she built up with her own dogged will in the aftermath of the Six-Day War. She is called Urn Khalil by the children and staff, and she looks um?built low to the ground, unlikely to topple. She is about 60. Her voice is made for speeches; her hair tied back to promote the clear, essential face. When you tell her that she reminds...
...fanfare of trumpets, a 19-gun salute, a military guard in 1776 revolutionary raiment and the largest diplomatic dinner the Reagans have given in the White House. The 109 guests ranged from captains of industry to Cabinet members of both countries to James Clavell, author of the bestseller Shōgun, and Actor Richard Chamberlain, star of the TV miniseries based on Clavell's novel. The pomp had a point. Both Reagan and his guest were eager to underscore the importance of ties between their two countries, which share $56 billion in trade as well as strategic links. Moreover...
Biggest Sushi: NBC's Shōgun which ranked just behind Roots (1977) as the highest-rating mini-series of all time...
...Firestarter, King (1 last week) 2. The Key to Rebecca, Follett (4) 3. Rage of Angels, Sheldon (2) 4. The Fifth Horseman, Collins & Lapierre (3) 5. The Tenth Commandment, Sanders (5) 6. Come Pour the Wine, Freeman 7. Shögun, Clavell 8. The Hidden Target, Maclnnes 9. The Second Lady, Wallace 10. Music for Chameleons, Capote...
Already the networks are arguing about when the season will officially start. ABC and CBS say it should not begin until the new shows air. Long-suffering NBC says it actually began Sept. 15, the usual date in past years and the night, incidentally, when the first episode of Shôgun was shown. Shôgun's slashing samurai sword decapitated the opposition for five nights, and if that week is counted, NBC will have a jump on the other two networks, which just might cause NBC President Fred Silverman to yell "Banzai...