Word: steels
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Ford was not entirely clear of potential hazards either. He seems to be marginally involved in two investigations. The SEC is looking into U.S. Steel's entertaining of legislators, possibly including Ford when he was a Congressman; meanwhile, the special prosecutor's office in Washington is examining Republican Party records in Ford's home county in Michigan and the political contributions of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, a union that has long been a big contributor to his campaigns. Whether either of these will turn out to be a real campaign problem remains uncertain, but the point is that there...
...deprivation and performing a useful role in society. Then. too. the President's pals, like himself, are mostly upper-middle-class Americans who have achieved mightily. His closest golfing companions are Rodney Markley, a vice president of Ford Motor Co., and William G. Whyte, chief lobbyist for U.S. Steel Corp. Last week, in an admission that mildly embarrassed the President, Whyte said that his company had paid for five of Ford's golfing trips to New Jersey and Florida between 1964 and 1973 when he was a Congressman...
Mick Jogger, take note. That gun-steel gaze and pistoleer's pose belong to your wife Bianco. But relax-she's not thinking about your nights on the town during the Rolling Stones' tours. She's working in Flesh Color, a movie by Belgian Director Francois Weyergans...
Late one muggy afternoon last month, two men carrying bulging paper bags got out of a 1975 Mercury Marquis, walked up to a cigarette wholesaler's warehouse in Queens, pushed a bell above the steel door and were admitted. A few minutes later, another man rang the bell. "Whaddaya want?" he was asked over an intercom. "This is Jerry. I came to pick up the order," said the caller. "It's too late. I can't give you the stuff," said the voice, clicking off. The caller made a quick gesture to a building across the street...
...youth-he is only about 40-made him seem almost out of place among the nine other, much older leaders in the line. His brown eyes are bright and hard, radiating the charisma of a leader; he moves with flowing, athletic grace and there is the feel of fine steel and energy in his handshake. He seems ready, even eager for the challenges and testing of power...