Word: swore
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When the Cambridge Police Department swore in its newest member, 200 people were there to cheer him on--and according to his supervisor, "When he came out on the stage, you could hear the oohs and aahs...
Chief Anthony J. Paolillo swore in the new officer before 200 guests at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, but even before the ceremony began, Officer Caring got a warm reception from the crowd...
Jackson's need for respect still shows. He bristles at slights. At a recent fund raiser, a white contributor stood up to pledge a sum of money and lectured Jackson in hard language that he'd have to be more cooperative. Jackson swore back at him and told him to keep his money. Recalls Jackson: "He thought his cash gave him that right." Questions that call attention to his broad black support bring an edge of anger to his voice. He points to another candidate. "Does Mike Dukakis worry only about Greeks...
Liedtke and Kinnear talked twice by phone on Friday. Kinnear sent over one last proposal, and Liedtke rejected it. That evening Kinnear and DeCrane gave up and flew back to New York. Texaco's lawyers then filed an affidavit with the Texas appeals court in which the company swore that it could not afford to put up more than $500 million in additional assets for a bond. The maneuver seemed designed to put extra pressure on Pennzoil to accept a settlement. In response, Pennzoil proposed to the court that Texaco could set aside assets worth about $5 billion...
What is jammed up nostrils, supposedly provides a jolt, and isn't cocaine? Presenting Ener-B, an intranasal gel loaded with vitamin B12 and sold in health stores for $12 a twelve-dose box. Like '60s celebrities who swore by B12 shots, enthusiasts claim the new nose job supplies a burst of energy. Absurd, say experts, and the FDA is investigating. Most people have a five- year B12 supply stored in their livers; excess simply gets excreted. "If you buy this gel," sniffs Dr. Victor Herbert of Manhattan's Mount Sinai Medical Center, "you're going to have the most...