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...founder had "donated" all rights to his courses and techniques to the new corporation. Some defectors, however, insist that the church planned to purchase these so-called trademarks from Hubbard for $85 million. Others believe the new corporation, in which Hubbard is not officially involved, was formed to shield him and his assets from the many lawsuits...
...TIME last week. Said he: "The most important thing is to have close and human relations between the two leaders of our countries." On mutual defense matters Nakasone was even more cordial. The U.S., he said, "is the lance, and the role of Japan is the role of the shield. The U.S. and Japan must complement each other in defense...
...automatic weapons spray 40 rounds of ammunition at the car from point blank range. The murderers disappear into the night, leaving behind a smoking wreck of shattered glass, blood and the dead bodies of Dulla Chiesa and his wife. She is hit despite the General's pathetic efforts to shield her from the path of the on coming bullets. The ferocity of the attack surprises even the Italian tabloids the next day; usually the Mafia, following a perverse ancient code of honor, spares the spouse. This time, necessity overrules tradition...
...Lately he has been following a more conventional Republican line, consistently supporting President Reagan on economic, military and even environmental policy. On the campaign trail, however, the two-term incumbent stresses his liberal stance on social issues. Weicker portrays himself as a modern knight wielding the Constitution as a shield to ward off the dragon of the New Right. "Please don't let them politicize our Constitution," he pleads. "If I go down, you go down...
...neighborhood's failures should not be used to shield the council of blame. True, a state law requires the unusually high number of seven councilors to pass zoning changes. But the nine councilors were elected to represent and reconcile the diverse interests of the people of this city --a mandate they have been clearly remiss on in this case...