Word: temperers
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...Judge Herbert Fogel of Philadelphia, implicated in a scandal involving backdated documents to win a Government bid in 1970, took the Fifth Amendment when questioned by a grand jury. He resigned last year before any disciplinary action was taken against him. Federal Judge Willis Ritter, infamous for an abusive temper that led him to bully lawyers and to hale a postmaster and 29 aides into court because their mail-sorting machinery in the courthouse was too noisy, was allowed to stay on the bench until he died last year at age 79. Examples like these, not to mention frequent charges...
...forceful style and short temper provoked controversy, as did the projects that he backed. One was the renovation of the historic French Market and the construction of a riverside mall, inevitably nicknamed the Moon Walk. He was also a staunch advocate of the controversial $163 million Louisiana Superdome. Argued Moon: "They called King Ludwig of Bavaria mad for building all those elaborate castles. But now thousands of tourists come to see the castles. So Bavaria's rich, and old Ludwig's a hero again...
Harris has not won every contest. She tried publicly and unsuccessfully to get Oakley Hunter, Republican holdover chairman of the Federal National Mortgage Association, fired when Fannie Mae refused to put as much money into low-income housing as Harris wanted. Says one congressional critic: "Her temper gets her in trouble.She fights so hard she loses patience with people...
Basketball Coach Bobby Knight has long been famed for both his temper tantrums and his impressive won-lost record at Indiana University. At the Pan American games in San Juan last week, he embellished his reputation in both areas. He was coaching the U.S. basketball team in a practice session when the Puerto Rican policeman on duty allowed the Brazilian women's team into the gym before he was supposed to by Knight's account...
...Phoenix premarital inventory contains 143 statements, originally developed by Episcopal priests, that probe attitudes and uncertainties on things like sexual fears, finances, religion, in-laws. Examples: "I sometimes worry about my future husband's (wife's) temper"; "I worry that my husband (wife) is too dependent on his/her parents." A priest or deacon will meet regularly with the couple over the half-year, and may refer them to Catholic Social Services for special counseling. Catholics who marry non-Catholics must also follow the procedure. If a couple refuse to wait and get married by a judge instead, they...