Word: scheme
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...situation is classic. Reasons for juxtaposing the ordinary with the ominous must be found. A scheme for keeping the two sequestered until they have worked out their destiny must be set forth. The everyday element is represented by the Torrance family. Dad (Jack Nicholson) is a writer who claims that he is looking for a quiet place to work; Mom (Shelley Duvall) has no apparent interests other than her family's welfare. Their son (Danny Lloyd) has an angelic face and a sweet spirit. The dreadful is ostensibly represented by the hotel they are hired to watch over when...
American military experts not involved in the mission's planning say that whether the scheme was sound depended on what kind of help the rescuers expected once they reached Tehran. The mission commanders, as well as Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman David Jones and Defense Secretary Harold Brown, have refused to comment on speculation that units in the Iranian military or even defectors among the militants who were guarding the embassy were ready to support the operation...
...former U.S. official familiar with Iran finds the mountain hideout scheme more practical than it might sound, noting that there are several well-concealed plateaus in the remote mountains. But few experts can understand the contention of both Carter and Brown that the Tehran phase of the plan would have been easier than getting the assault team into position in the desert in the first place; both of them have refused to explain why they think so. Even some of the military planners concede that the complex mission violated an old Army rule called KISS, meaning "Keep it simple, stupid...
...possible major fraud involving television's popular Charlie's Angels series. Before the Los Angeles County district attorney were a series of memos and business letters in which a former ABC lawyer reportedly claims that ABC officials and a Hollywood production company participated in a scheme that deprived Screen Stars Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner of more than $500,000 to which the couple were entitled because of their 45% profit rights on Charlie's Angels. If the district attorney eventually brings a case, it will be the first major criminal fraud charge ever filed...
...Reagan's strengths as Governor was his ability to assemble a staff of experienced advisers and department heads and to delegate considerable authority to them. He embraced an aide's scheme of "mini-memos," four-paragraph briefs setting out l) the nature of a problem, 2) the basic facts involved, 3) terse arguments for and against various options, and 4) the staff recommendation on what to do. At the bottom were boxes for Reagan to check yes or no. While critics claimed that this showed Reagan's inability or unwillingness to grapple with complex issues, the procedure...