Word: ward
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Judge Robert Ward noted that there were significant similarities between the two books. In The African, for example, Courlander described the hunter: "He must hear what the farmer cannot hear. He must smell what others cannot smell ... his eyes must pierce the darkness." In Roots, Haley wrote: "He must hear what others cannot, smell what others cannot. He must see through the darkness." Courlander cited 81 such passages. Haley's defense: during the years he wrote Roots, students and others who listened to his lectures often handed him notes and research without citing the sources...
...Angeles Deputy District Attorney John Watson: "He was in a stupor, staring straight ahead, with an empty bottle of Chivas Regal in front of him." Because his physical condition did not permit him to be formally arraigned in the local sheriffs office, Dederich was moved to the jail ward of Arizona's Mohave General Hospital...
...stones annually; of a heart attack; in New York City. A jewelry salesman from age 15, Winston became one of the world's largest diamond dealers by outbidding competitors for famous stones like the Jonker and Hope as well as by producing cheap engagement rings wholesale for Montgomery Ward. His refusal to be photographed, ostensibly to avoid being recognized and possibly robbed, only increased his visibility in business...
...MacGregor Burns. A common thread that binds their thoughtful expositions is that successful leadership is a state of mind Leadership a speech; it is a hundred decisions, not a single act. Leadership is a march down a long road, not always in a straight line, but always directed to ward some distant landmark. Finally, leadership involves total belief and commitment...
They agreed to disperse after Amherst President J. William Ward complied with their demand for a large, accessible office. He granted La Causa an area adjacent to the snack bar in the Fayerweather Social Center as their headquarters...