Word: bursts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...been that intrepid adventurer Bobby Kennedy, 39. At the last moment, though, New York's junior Senator was detained in Washington-and perhaps it was just as well. When the Explorers were treated to a five-minute color film showing Bobby's conquest of Mount Kennedy, they burst into jeering laughter at every glimpse of the Senator. Said Manhattan Lawyer Richard Steel, a director of the Explorers Club: "When you see Bobby being carried 8,000 ft. up the mountain by helicopter, then being carried the rest of the way between two professional climbers, a certain amount...
...House of Lords Gin, in a burst , gave a party. For report. Reporters would be welcome to all hold, they said...
...Young were safely down from their Gemini voyage into space, and in Manhattan for the parades and banquets. Into the Waldorf-Astoria marched Andrea, and ran right up to the dais, where she handed the startled Grissom a pair of square Florentine cuff links and a tie clasp, then burst into tears. No emergency procedures for Gus. He just introduced her as "my Number One fan," gave her his chair and sat on the floor while the mayor spoke. "We made it, Gus and I," sighed Andrea, 16. "We both made...
...Burst of Action. In Rhode Island last week, state leaders of every major church group petitioned the legislature to pass a fair-housing bill this year. An amendment strengthening Colorado's housing act was approved by the state legislature last week, thanks largely to strong clerical pressure. This summer, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is vastly expanding a tutorial program in Harlem, run by professional educators, to help stem the school dropout rate; the schools will be open to children of all faiths, will operate in 30 centers...
...Gaité Lyrique, Les Noces has not been performed in the U.S. since 1936 because of the difficulties of mounting it. But the Robbins production was a symptom of the revived vigor of the American Ballet Theatre, which has had its ups and downs since it first burst on the U.S. stage with such freshly contemporary ballets as Robbins' own 1944 Fancy Free. Its current season at Lincoln Center has been a near-sellout success. Once again the company is what it was intended to be when it was organized 25 years ago -a grand gallery of the dance...