Word: affair
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...diners at the Washington Hilton, "to sit in the presence of the next President of the U.S." Well, Lyndon Johnson was nowhere in sight, and neither were Hubert Humphrey and Bobby Kennedy. But just about every Republican aspirant for 1968 was on hand. The $500-a-plate affair was billed as a "G.O.P. Victory Gala" to celebrate last November's comeback, but it was more of a preview for next year. It was also the most profitable single event in the party's history, netting $1,000,000 for the G.O.P.'s 1968 congressional war chest, including...
...trim, competent career officer who holds the Bronze Star, Colonel Moranda was depressed at losing his job. But he has the comfort, at least, of knowing that the House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations and Government Information will investigate the affair. And on the eve of his departure from Europe, Stars and Stripes presented him with a certificate making him an honorary lifetime editor. The citation read: "In recognition of his having daringly espoused and cherished the cause of a free press by remaining contumacious in the face of critics...
...incurring official wrath, two Israeli editors were dealt even harsher punishment than Colonel Moranda. Last December, Shemuel Mohr and Maxim Ghilan decided to try a little political sensationalism to boost the circulation (10,000) of their sex-oriented magazine, Bui. Under the headline "Stinking International Affair," they wrote that Israeli government officials were hushing up facts about the kidnaping of Moroccan Leftist Mehdi ben Barka in 1965. Not only were the French and Moroccan secret services involved in the plot, suggested Bui, but so was Israel...
...Aretz, which has no party affiliation, sharply criticized the government. "While the Bui publication could have hurt the interests of the state," said an editorial, "that harm is nothing compared with the harm caused Israel by the secret arrests and trial. Whoever reads the description of the affair will get a sad picture of our nation...
Regimen Hurt. Foote moved in seven months after the Regimen scandal climaxed. Now, owning 87% of the stock, in what he calls his "third incarnation in advertising," he is intent on making the shop illustrious again. Says Foote of the Regimen affair: "That hurt us. We lost accounts totaling $2,500,000 as a result of the conviction, and we found it a handicap both in attracting business and people." Today Emerson Foote, Inc.'s billings are $9,100,000 v. $14 million at Kastor Hilton's peak...