Word: silver
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Vegas, Hughes found the ideal money machine from which he drew funds for political contributions. It was the Silver Slipper casino, a gaudy gambling house located opposite Hughes' Desert Inn hideaway, which he leased for $4.5 million. From the Silver Slipper till, Hughes in 1970 withdrew at least $1 million for his personal projects. The money was in small-denomination, old bills, which could not be traced by tax authorities. Thus he could contribute to his favored candidates more than the $3,000 tax-free limit that prevailed until 1972. As the Watergate investigations later disclosed, Hughes...
...urbane, silver-haired Seni has been Prime Minister twice before-briefly. He appeared as surprised as anyone by Kukrit's unexpected defeat. "The people felt my brother's government just wasn't firm enough," he told TIME Cor respondent William McWhirter last week, "but to be fair, they did the best they could." Kukrit had trouble governing the country almost from the time he took office in March 1975 as successor to Seni, whose government had lasted only eight days before losing a vote of confidence. Kukrit's Social Action coalition included 17 parties, a bloc...
Like a ghost from the past, an ancient blue-and-silver Swallow biplane last week zipped down the runway and into a dawn sky over Pasco, Wash. About two hours and 244 miles later the tiny two-seater landed at Boise, Idaho, to a cheering crowd. The journey was a rerun of the nation's first airmail flight by an outfit (Varney Air Lines) that later became part of United Airlines, and its purpose was to mark a half-century of commercial aviation in the U.S. The milestone, however, comes at a less than auspicious time for most major...
Unfortunately, John Silver '79 said yesterday, "Not all students have the time to walk to Hillel House...
Denis Thal, at first singles, swept a tight one from Smith's tenacious Susan Silver, 6-3, 7-5, while freshman Sally Roberts devoured her foe in a 6-0, 6-0, cakewalk...