Word: walkerism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Gallaher. Apart from prestige, one good reason for doing this was to take control of the company and use it as an English avenue for some interesting new products. English smokers are as taken by filters as American smokers, and American Tobacco Chairman Barney ("Brand-a-Month-Barney") Walker has plenty of brands for the British market, led by fast-selling Tareyton. In addition, Walker can also introduce through Gallaher such products as Mott's apple sauce, Sunshine Biscuits, and perhaps even Jim Beam bourbon...
...space. RAE-A's remaining rotation was stopped when three electromagnetic coils were energized and the spacecraft lined up with the earth's magnetic field. To eliminate oscillations caused by gravitational pull on the tended antennas, a 630-ft. boom also be deployed, much like a tightrope-walker's balancing pole...
Both Marks and Walker were on parole from California's Narcotic Rehabilitation Center at Corona. From Synanon, they were driven to a nearby state narcotics center and ordered to take tests that would determine whether they were "clean." Under California law, narcotics parolees are subject to periodic surprise testing. On the advice of Synanon's lawyers, Walker and Marks refused to take the test; their paroles were revoked, and they were sent back to Corona to serve out their full terms...
...real 1984 situation," says Hurst, who is convinced that the morale of every Synanon resident has been damaged by the removal of Walker and Marks. "Morale here is very important. You've got to bare your soul, rebuild your whole personality in a demanding two-or three-year process. For it to work, you've got to feel completely safe...
...Walker and Marks were denied a petition for habeas corpus last month, but they remain loyal to Synanon and still refuse to be tested. "I need Synanon," says Alyce Mae, the mother of two children. Adds Richie, a jazz musician: "If I just went back on the street, I'd be back on drugs in no time...