Word: shock
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...improbably, began his career working for a company that manufactured paint-by-number sets. After many years as a graphic designer and an art director for major advertising firms, he returned to illustration in 1971, working out of his Connecticut home. Last week Dick died of complications from septic shock syndrome...
...release of police-department radio and telephone transcripts apparently showing how badly the officers had blundered intensified the shock and anger that have gripped Milwaukee ever since the decomposing remains of 11 bodies were discovered in Dahmer's small apartment two weeks ago. Police made their grisly find only because they came across another fleeing victim, who told them Dahmer was trying to kill him. Black and gay leaders, noting that most of Dahmer's victims were nonwhite and some were homosexual, have accused police of years of bigotry and neglect...
...taking over CBS in 1986, is portrayed as a Wall Street trader with no strategic vision and few management skills. Tom Murphy, who engineered Capital Cities Communications' 1985 acquisition of ABC, is the hero of this tale by default. Though Cap Cities' no-frills style caused a rude culture shock at ABC, eventually Murphy proved to be the most humane and broadcast- ) savvy of the new network owners...
Sometimes it takes a tragedy to startle people from the complacency of old -- and destructive -- attitudes. On July 13, Kenyans received such a shock, when 271 teenage girls were attacked during a rampage by dozens of their male classmates at St. Kizito, a boarding school in central Kenya. Chased into a corner of the dormitory where they were trying to hide, 19 girls died of suffocation in the crush. Doctors say another 71 were raped. Last week 29 boys ages 14 to 18 were charged with manslaughter; two were also charged with rape...
...more pessimistic oracles are casting doubt on the nation's ability to absorb the shock of the new, of a more rough-and-ready economic atmosphere, as well as the unfamiliar idea of multiculturalism. While the mainstream political parties cast about for fresh directions, Le Pen's racist National Front can count on a basic 15% of the popular vote in any election...