Word: silents
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Though Houstonians had always assumed that Wiggins had a silent partner for his far-flung ventures, it now turns out, according to bank lawyers, that his unwitting sugar daddy was none other than Allied itself. By using a paper shuffle involving financial notes called bankers' acceptances, Wiggins, starting in the early 1970s, helped himself to $16.7 million from Allied's international department, say the lawyers. Says Barbara Hecker, 39, a former girlfriend: "I used to ask him why he stayed on at the bank when it seemed he could make so much more money raising and selling cattle...
...brain]. Now we know that it's very important that we treat it." Nearly 35 million Americans, one of every four adults (more in blacks), have chronically elevated blood pressure, but most are not aware of it. Hypertension often has no characteristic symptoms, hence its tag "the silent killer." But it can be diagnosed easily enough by taking multiple blood pressure readings. Normal is usually around 120/80, though the figure may vary widely, depending on the individual. The higher number is called systolic pressure and refers to the force exerted by blood pushing against artery walls as the heart...
...negotiating impasse. Later he hopped aboard an executive Air Force jet for another shuttle to Israel. At week's end he flew to Saudi Arabia for consultations. Lips sealed on the progress of his explorations, Habib told reporters at the airport in Damascus: "It's still silent movies, boys...
...surgery, medical information grew sparse and anchormen were often hard-pressed for something useful to say. Soon even Rather was showing the strain, delivering long asides on the historical courage of the Polish people and at one uneasy point inviting viewers to join him in a moment of silent meditation. ABC's team, led by Reynolds, emerged as the coolest under pressure...
...guest host of Fridays, Kaufman engaged in a seemingly spontaneous shoving match with the show's cast and crew; a week later he was back-unshaven, disheveled, distraught-to confess that his behavior had put his career in jeopardy with "the show-business community," then sobbed and fell silent. Was he serious? Is he mad? Perhaps he was once again playing the Duchampian agent provocateur of modern comedy: the Dada of haha...