Word: willman
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Sharon Willman was what the folks who run the local riverboat casino called a good customer. She played often, and she bet big. She lost many thousands of dollars. So when she stopped cruising on the Station Casino riverboat off St. Charles, Mo., the folks were naturally concerned. They sent her lots of nice invitations to parties and get-togethers to try to get her back. They kept at it. They even sent her a personal invitation to an exclusive "cocktail party" at the casino, where she and other "big winners'" would "become part of the action" in the shooting...
...German racket designed to take over the whole of Europe," the cry of "Hear, hear" rose across Britain. Ridley's views cost him his job, but he has gained some converts. "I am beginning to think that Nicholas Ridley was on to something," wrote Financial Times columnist John Willman, who considers himself pro-German. "Two disastrous attempts to establish German hegemony over Europe earlier in the century by military means failed to win friends and influence people. This time power and influence have been won without a single shot being fired, through the unbeatable combination of a stable currency...