Word: wife
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...There were not many relatives to greet the 196 Vietnamese "boat people" as their chartered jet from Malaysia landed in Des Moines, but their expressions of joy and hope were much like those of the Soviet Jews. Tran Qui Son, 26, had fled Viet Nam by boat with his wife and two young sons after the Communist regime had forced him to close his appliance repair shop. They floated to Malaysia, where they huddled with 60,000 other refugees awaiting a new home. Said he: "In my country I could no longer care for my family. Here it will...
...charges against Talmadge is that he collected money from the Senate for expenses that he either did not incur or that were not reimbursable. Other accusations are that he did not pay federal taxes on gifts to his former wife Betty; that he did not report gifts by constituents, as is required by law; that he filed false reports of campaign contributions and expenditures with the Senate; and that he improperly converted campaign contributions to his personal use. The Justice Department is awaiting the outcome of the hearings before deciding whether to take any action against Talmadge, who may also...
...summed it up accurately enough by declaring: "They haven't learned anything" that was not agreed upon by him and the committee in advance. The pace may pick up for Talmadge as the hearings continue and he faces the testimony of Minchew and, possibly, that of his ex-wife Betty...
Edith Stokey, coordinator of academic appointments at the Kennedy School, said Thompson may have decided to remain at Princeton because his wife holds a position there. "That would have a bearing on it, I'm sure," Stokey said...
...violence in television." Cowan has seen too many Barnaby Jones episodes for his own good. He's in the habit of telling you what happened first and then spending (read: wasting) 30 or 40 pages telling you why. By the time you get through the intricate details of whose wife was accompanying who on what vacation that got interrupted by what's his name's telephone call you're too bored to care...