Word: afforded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...measured more closely in Indiana and Maryland. If large numbers of northern Democrats continue to vote for the nation's most notorious segregationist, President Johnson could be in more trouble in November than current opinion polls suggest. Wisconsin is only one of several Northern states where Johnson can not afford to lost many once-dependable Democratic votes...
Mark DeWolfe Howe, professor of Law, said that Johnson's actions in the dispute were "fine as long as they kept the trains moving." He said that "union featherbedding has reached outrageous proportions at a time when the railroads really cannot afford...
...seasoned Washington commentator said recently that "if I had to bet more money than I can afford to lose, I would bet on Sargent Shriver for the nomination." He listed three reasons for his choice. First, he said that President Johnson wants to retain the loyalty and active support of the Kennedy family and of Democratic politicians throughout the country who still feel a deep allegiance to the late President. Johnson does not want, the commentator said, to put Robert Kennedy on the ticket. Therefore Shriver, who helped construct the Kennedy machine in 1960 and has good personal relations with...
...policy. According to reliable reports, Johnson will choose Kennedy only if political conditions make it imperative. Kennedy may go after the nomination, at least in private. But he will have to accept Johnson's choice. He is young and if he decides to make politics his career, he cannot afford to alienate too many men he might rely on in the future...
Hanson was 24 and an ex-shortstop for the Los Angeles Angels when he decided he was in the wrong game, and with 500 borrowed dollars he set up shop designing peasant skirts, blouses and slacks in Balboa, Calif. He could not afford newspaper ads, so his salesgirls modeled the pants in -he store windows. It was unique promotion, and it caught on. The second store, in Beverly Hills, was an instant smash, brought big money and the big time. Jack married his favorite salesgirl, Sally (size 8), and settled down to count his blessings...