Word: californiaisms
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...conference with some of the disarming self-mockery that has become a trademark recently: "I should make one thing clear at the outset. This is not my last press conference." In 1962, he had counted himself out of politics-and press conferences-with a bitter attack on reporters in California; now he virtually proclaimed Journalism Day. He put the press conference off for two hours because some out-of-state reporters had been delayed by bad weather. Afterward he held a reception for newsmen. All the while, he was proving himself capable of supplying answers that were sharp...
Romney's waning fortunes have locked his principal supporter, New York's Governor Nelson Rockefeller, in a deadly dilemma. Except for Rocky, Nixon's other potential challengers are fading fast. California's Governor Ronald Reagan last week admitted for the first time that he would accept a vice presidential nomination in the interests of party unity; previously, he had abruptly rejected any such suggestion. Illinois Senator Charles Percy, another dark horse, has disappeared in a very deep shadow. Neither showed promise of emerging from the penumbra except as possibilities for the second spot...
...trails Nixon in the latest Gallup poll among Republicans, 55% to 41%, he has picked up ten points in only two months. Among G.O.P. Senators and Representatives, Rocky is rated the strongest Republican possibility, leading Nixon by a count of 53.1% to 37.7% in a Congressional Quarterly Survey. In California, Don Muchmore's State Poll shows him beating Johnson by 54% to 37%, while Nixon would lose to the President...
...Hershey moves to offset the drop with other food products, the company is also expanding operations in its principal lines of chocolate. A second candy plant opened on the West Coast will save $1,000,000 annually in transportation costs; acquisition of 5,000 acres of almond ranches in California will provide Hershey with a source of cheaper nuts. Meanwhile, the company is test-marketing Hershey Chocolate Drink and a new candy bar called Rally. Will they be advertised? Not likely. "It's not necessary," says President Mohler, who keeps his grandfather's rocker in his office...
...real man in the money these days, however, is Clinton Eastwood Jr., son of a California business executive, who went into television after an unsuccessful try at breaking into movies. Although his acting-so far-has been consistently awful, his European box-office success with the Dollar films jumped his price from $15,000 for Fistful to $250,000 for Ugly. He is riding even taller in the saddle now, as Hollywood studios seem to have decided that he is just right to play the kind of strong, silent, outdoor roles that once went to Gary Cooper. His next epic...