Word: cannoneering
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After the hearings, the committee seemed sure to endorse Rockefeller, unless a review of his tax returns now being conducted by the Internal Revenue Service raises awkward questions. Because the Senate will recess in mid-October for the upcoming elections, Chairman Howard W. Cannon does not expect the committee to vote on Rockefeller until November. The House Judiciary Committee will probably conduct its hearings after the elections, which will prevent Rocky from campaigning for fellow Republicans. Then, presumably before year's end, both the House and the Senate will vote on the confirmation of Nelson Rockefeller as the 41st...
With bruising sophomore fullback Mark Cannon doing most of the heavy work, the Crusaders travelled 48 yards in ten plays. An 11-yard Morton pass to wide receiver Dave Quehl set up a one-yard plunge by the quarterback, cutting the Harvard margin to three points...
...crowd grew, and the wait on the dock seemed endless. But after an hour and a half, the parade of spectators and Coast Guard craft shooting 50-foot geysers of water into the air, came into sight at the mouth of the harbor. Every horn and cannon in the harbor went off in a deafening display of jubilation as the Courageous was towed to its berth with the whole crew guzzling champagne on the decks--except one hand hanging precariously from the spreaders by his knees...
...Pete Rose, Joe Morgan and Johnny Bench, the Dodgers have their share of potent hitters. First Baseman Steve Garvey, who was the Dodgers' bat boy 15 years ago, sports a healthy batting average of .324, followed not far behind by young Leftfielder Bill Buckner. Jim Wynn, the "Toy Cannon," adds the power of 30 home runs and 99 RBis. And there is always iron-arm Mike Marshall in the bullpen...
Facing Terror. Already Rockefeller's staff is taking shape, although no appointments have been officially announced. Hugh Morrow, for 15 years Rockefeller's speechwriter and press spokesman, will be the press secretary for the Vice President. James M. Cannon, a onetime political reporter who helped lobby revenue sharing through Congress, is expected to become Rockefeller's liaison with Congress. Joseph Persico, a former USIA staffer, will be the Veep's chief speechwriter, though he admits to experiencing "blank-page terror" when he starts composing a speech. "I now have trouble writing a business letter without making...