Word: wealth
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...claims a two-part story in The New York Times Magazine by Seymour Hersh, a former Times reporter and current freelance journalist. His account of Americans putting their pursuit of personal wealth above the national interest has been confirmed in its essential details by TIME correspondents. Hersh's tale of intrigue also raised questions about the Government's attitude toward the export of expertise in terrorism. The Justice Department and the FBI investigated the case seemingly with less than full enthusiasm. The State Department and the CIA. appear unable to stop this peculiar kind of profiteering...
...government represents a renewal of some deep-seated French traditions and values. State intervention in economic and social matters, for example, goes as far back as Louis XIV. Even the 35-hour work week coincides with a traditional French preference for leisure over the exclusive pursuit of material wealth. No other nation on earth closes up shop for a month with such flair and goes en masse on vacation the way France does in August...
...some Centralians, unable to sell the homes that constitute their earthly wealth, are getting desperate. A number of parents believe that the fire down below is having a psychological effect on their children, many of whom have expressed fears of falling into holes like the one that nearly swallowed the Domboski boy. Others fear for their families' physical safety. Christine Oakum, 28, keeps a canary named Fred and an electronic monitor that checks for carbon monoxide and other gases in her home; she has taught her four boys, ages two to seven, to leave the house immediately...
...Gelli had been a diehard fascist during World War II. He lived for years in South America and used to boast about his connections with the late Argentine Dictator Juan Domingo Peron. Gelli apparently took over an ordinary Masonic lodge and then recruited members primarily on the basis of wealth and station...
...names Switzerland. Munich, Stuttgart. Milan and Leipzig--home of the "staggering" Gewandhaus Orchestra--as possible stopping points during his travels. "These are all the places where I can work with good people. Despite my wealth of experience here, I have never actually taken a course in conducting--at this point I would like to learn something about the trade...