Word: sulu
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...Star Trek mystique has grown big enough that there's money to be made in debunking it. Two cast members from the original show, Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) and George Takei (Sulu), have written books in which they describe Shatner as an egomaniac on the set. Shatner has given his side in two volumes of Trek reminiscences, and some ex-colleagues charge that he has exaggerated his creative role. "The only thing that surprises me about Bill's (first) book," says Majel Barrett Roddenberry, who played Nurse Chapel in the original series and later married Roddenberry, "is that he managed...
...ventured where no man has gone before. Now the cast of Star Trek is beaming out accounts of the epic trip. William Shatner's Star Trek Memories was released last week and warped onto the best-seller list. Spinning along are autobiographies by Nichelle Nichols (Uhura), George Takei (Sulu) and James Doohan (Scotty). Live long and prosper...
...provinces are as neglected as Sulu, close to the southern tip of the Philippines, about 500 miles from Manila. Sulu's capital, Jolo, has deteriorated markedly even though it gave Aquino 95% of its votes during her run for the presidency. Violent local feuds often flare, and for three months the city has had no electricity. Muslim secessionists threaten to break out in open warfare. Says Mayor Aminkadra Abubakar: "Every day I send ((Aquino)) a letter and a telegram, reminding her of what ought to be done here. I never get a direct reply...
...clocks on Suva's gray stone government buildings struck 10 a.m., the eleven men moved silently into Parliament. One wore a smart lightweight jacket over a striped shirt and tie and a sulu skirt wrapped around his waist, appropriate attire for the steamy, tropical capital of Fiji. The others, however, wore army fatigues and carried machine guns. Inside the chamber 51 members of the Fijian Parliament sat listening as a colleague expounded on the history of the islands. "Peace and harmony is the governing principle on which the Fijians have been running their lives," said Taniela Veitata. "This...
...just that moment the armed men made their entrance and quickly circled the room. Their leader, the man in the sulu, walked quickly across the floor to the speaker's dais. "This is a military takeover," announced Lieut. Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. "Stay down and remain calm." In minutes Rabuka and his men rounded up the recently installed Prime Minister, Dr. Timoci Bavadra, and the 27 members of his ruling coalition. After placing the politicians in military detention, Rabuka declared that he was in command of the country...