Word: clays
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...naked bitterness of Richard Nixon in 1962, when it seemed that his defeat for the California governorship marked the end of his public life. In politics as well as business, the most common rationalization is that the loser has refused to pay a "price" for winning. Henry Clay, who spent 20 years trying to occupy the White House, finally produced that famous sour grape: "I would rather be right than President." A sweeter reaction, "Now I can see my family," was used by William Scranton in 1964 and Nelson Rockefeller in 1968. How would the Great Scorer judge Eugene McCarthy...
Something to watch for today is the effect of Princeton's red clay field on the Harvard players. "When you're not used to it, running on that stuff can be very tiring," said Getchell...
Bowls of Croesus. The search for Croesus' refinery began when Andrew Ramage, one of the Harvardmen on the expedition, noticed some oddly similar circular depressions in a clay floor near the site of a shrine built to Cybele, the goddess who protected ores and metals. Not far off was the Pactolus Torrent, which once was noted for its gold-rich sands. Moreover, slag similar to that produced in metal smelting rimmed the edges of the depressions. Ramage and his colleagues soon realized that they had stumbled on an ore refinery...
...decision has not been referred to Congress since 1824, when Andrew Jackson lost the presidency (he later won it twice) despite having collected 42.2% of the popular vote, against 31.9% for John Quincy Adams and 13% each for House Speaker Henry Clay and Georgia's William H. Crawford. In the Electoral College, Jackson's three opponents denied him a majority. In the House, Clay threw his support to Adams, who thus became President. Though Clay hotly denied Jacksonian charges that he had made a deal, he was soon appointed Secretary of State by Adams. Tempers ran so high...
George Wallace got a plug last week from a surprising source. Said Cassius Clay: "I admire the man. He tells the truth, and he don't beat around the bush. Besides, he would unite Negroes." So many other folks go all the way for George that London bookmakers last week shortened the odds against his winning from...