Word: robin
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Italians are making a jet-age Robin Hood of Skyjacker Raffaele Minichiello. When he comes to trial for that gunpoint odyssey from Los Angeles to Rome, the young Marine should have no trouble financing his defense. He stands to get lira aplenty from Producer Carlo Ponti, who will make a $2,000,000 movie about the adventure. And why not Mrs. Ponti-Sophia Loren -as the hostess who volunteers to go all the way with TWA and Raffaele...
Brady had just mad his triumphant return to Boston after a six year absence and his fears fortunately, are groundless. Kill George Brady? Bostonians would sooner kill Robin Hood. Brady was not apprehended for purposes of crucifixion, after he allegedly stole 8784,468 from the Mass. Parking Authority in 1963. He was apprehended so that he might, in the best James Michael Curley tradition, be ... canonized...
...almost certain. however, that even if Brady absorbs full blame for the theft, his punishment will be scant. He is almost too old to begin a jail term, and, one understands. it is unromantic to punish Robin Hood. Brad, quite obviously, does not have the money, and even if he knows its whereabouts, has a slim chance of getting to it. So at the very least, he deserves political canonization as compensation. And if Boston is to remain true to its tradition, it will recognize its duty, and provide...
...Harvard freshmen, after a narrow loss to an excellent St. John's team, should handle the Dartmouth freshmen, even though the Big Green has two fine players in 6' 5" forward Robin Derry and a 6' guard from New York City James Brown...
...with a Dorchester school repairs contractor got him into the headlines. Thievery, or the hint of it, is popular in a city that once elected a mayor after he had served a jail sentence for embezzlement of city funds. One could turn fraud into election if he attached a Robin Hood charisma to it. In the best James Michael Curley tradition. Kerrigan won in a landslide...