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...that occasion, her protector was Raul, who was still fond of her, and warned her in time to flee into hiding in nearby Camagüey province until Fidel simmered down. It was probably Raul who also cleared the way for her final trip to Mexico. Her ruse of making a "visit" was far too flimsy to fool anyone. She took along 21 bags...
Luck & Layoffs. Vickers is fond of saying that "success is 921% luck -and the rest is hard work." He worked hard to bring about a merger nine years ago between his Sperry Corp. and Remington Rand Corp., but the marriage has had uneven luck. Remington Rand attracted him because it was such an early leader in the computer field that its Univacs were once synonymous with computers. Like many companies, however, Sperry Rand found it easier to make than to market a good product. Cracks the departing Louis Rader: "Whoever said that if you build a better mousetrap the world...
Lyndon Johnson is quite fond of asking White House guests if they happen to have any criticism of his Administration. Whether the guests are Republican or Democratic, the criticisms are few and far between. But whenever one comes, Lyndon is likely to lower his head and allow 'as how: "Maybe you're right. Maybe, for the good of the country, I shouldn't even run for President this year...
...Although many of us are fond of the stately language of our Book of Common Prayer, a large body of opinion exists within the Episcopal Church that would favor changes in that language so as to make it more understandable to the 20th century Christian. The type of language chosen by our Roman Catholic brothers has in many ways shown us the need to update our own forms of worship...
...Park's nephew by marriage and head of Park's Democratic-Republican Party. Kim is hated by the students because of the ruthless way he once ran Park's Central Intelligence Agency and because he has been instrumental in the controversial negotiations with Japan. Kim is fond of saying, "I am nothing but a shadow of the President." Would the man who casts the shadow be the mob's next victim...