Word: chambered
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fight the petition, McClellan growled to a colleague: "I don't know if I'm a Democrat any more." Thundered he to the Senate: "The brightness of the legislative sky is clouded, the brilliance of statesmanship is dimmed, and the light of fairness and justice in this chamber is darkened today by this deplorable action." For the first time in 20 years, every member of the Senate was present to vote-and the roll call was a stunning rebuke to the Administration. The count against the discharge petition was 58-42. Among the naysayers were 26 Democrats, including...
...Giulio Andreotti, who is pro-NATO. The Nenni Socialists got no Cabinet jobs, but agreed to vote in parliament for government proposals they approve, abstain on proposals they dislike. With Nenni Socialist backing, Fanfani's new regime could count on 386 out of 595 voting members of the Chamber of Deputies...
...that was a wonder of elegance, discipline and response. Every detail of every number seemed illuminated; all the balances were precise. Although the Cleveland sound was handsome and full-bodied, the visiting orchestra tried for, and consistently achieved, something rare in a large orchestra-the internal clarity of a chamber group...
Because both Barbaud and Blanchard are modernists, much influenced by Schoenberg, they have instructed Gamma in the twelve-tone scale so that it can spew forth Schoenbergian chamber works on punched tape with confidence and ease. Says Barbaud: "They are in some respects better, artistically as well as technically, than some of Schoenberg's works...
...flew into Los Angeles for a round of speechmaking that proved he still had the old political magic: he stopped traffic for blocks around, flashed the grin at supporters wearing buttons that proclaimed, "I Miss Ike." packed the Hollywood Palladium for a speech at the annual Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce banquet, and drew nearly 100 to hear him talk at a Republican fund-raising dinner-at $500 a plate...