Word: shockely
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Died. Fernando Maria Castiella y Maiz, 68, Spanish Foreign Minister from 1957 until his ouster during a Cabinet shake-up in 1969; following a heart attack; in Madrid. Tall and powerfully built, Castiella fought with Franco's Blue Division shock troops alongside Nazi forces on the Russian front during World War II. As head of the Foreign Ministry, Castiella earned a reputation as a stubborn negotiator; he repeatedly drove tough bargains with the U.S. over military-base leases and doggedly-though unsuccessfully-strove to retrieve Gibraltar from British rule. Toward the end of his career, Castiella came under increasing...
Other less political charges against Chiang Ch'ing were calculated to shock the puritanical and egalitarian People's Republic. Madame Mao's personal life was said to be like that of the 7th century Empress Wu, notorious for her extravagance and lubricity. Accordingly, Chiang Ch'ing ordered every insect killed and every leaf dusted by her minions before she would venture to visit a Canton botanical garden. During bouts of insomnia, the imperious lady issued orders that work at a nearby noisy shipbuilding factory be stopped. So sensitive was she to noise that she once ordered...
...shock that could turn sluggishness into recession could come from another big hike in world oil prices by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which has scheduled a price meeting in Qatar for Dec. 15. Last week talk swirled around the world that OPEC might post only a small interim increase (5% or so) or even delay any rise until next year. Oil-burning countries can only hope that OPEC does hold off. The U.S. State Department, which has been waging an unusual public campaign to forestall an oil increase, warns that a 15% boost would cut a full percentage...
Prince takes his stand against the evil "grand inquisitors," but the potentially devastating scene is too brief and ends on a somewhat flippant note. Although the film's ending has fine shock value, it fails to fully satisfy the inner frustrations that have built up during the course of the film...
Harvard basketball coach Tom Sanders (some people may remember that he starred for the Boston Celtics before he hit the big time at Harvard was there. He has seen Cowens a few times since he sent shock waves from TomHeinsohns ulcer all the way to the Los Angeles Forum. Although the leave of absence has been politely avoided in conversation, Sanders is as much an "expert" on Cowens's mind as anyone...