Word: bigs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...halls. Yet large questions remain. Can Nixon move vigorously from the planning and organization phase to action? Has he been too slow in addressing social needs? Will his credit in the country run out before accomplishments come in? The answers he provides in the coming months are his next big test...
...Otis elevator factory at nearby Gien. But Delsartre and his fellow Communists will vote against De Gaulle's proposals. "I have nothing against him," Delsartre says. "It's his policies we despise. They're antisocial, an-tiworker, antipeople. They serve only the interests of big capitalism...
Sign Wavers. Though the field was sinking, the spirit of the Montreal fans was not. Wearing the gaudy red, white and blue souvenir cap of the Expos, they turned out 29,184-strong for the historic opening day. But then, neither baseball nor big crowds are new to Montreal. Back in 1948, when it was the home of the top farm team of the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Montreal Royals drew 477,664, eclipsing the gate of at least one major league team that year. Even so, last week's game had all the aura of a new and extraordinary...
...Backlog. There is a good reason why RCA signed up the Philadelphia: it desperately needed a big-name orchestra on its roster. The Boston Symphony, a big seller in the days of Serge Koussevitzky, has not done nearly so well under Conductor Erich Leinsdorf. Columbia has two other popular orchestras on its roster: The New York Philharmonic with Leonard Bernstein, and George Szells Cleveland Orchestra. RCA's winning bid was a reported $340,000-a-year royalty guarantee over the next five years. That is a lot of money, but RCA thinks it has a very good chance...
Opposition to cigarettes has grown appreciably on Capitol Hill since 1965. About the only staunch supporters of the industry left are Congressmen from the big tobacco states, notably the Carolinas, Kentucky and Virginia. Many other Congressmen are worried about the health dangers, and sensitive to the growing movement to protect consumers -a major new trend in American life...