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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...five times so far this year, the President vetoed measures he considered extravagant, and each time he made his veto stick. By mid-session, even as Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson was grumbling about "vetoes, vetoes, vetoes," the Democratic congressional leadership threw in the towel, began working for legislation close enough to the President's own spending recommendations to escape the veto. At that point, the Eisenhower budget battle...
That purpose had been explained by Dwight Eisenhower before he embarked on his journey. Said he to close friends: "I'll do anything to achieve peace within honorable means. I'll travel anywhere. I'll talk to anyone. This is what I want to do." And it is just what he was doing, backed by the strength of his nation and his own achievements as President...
...biggest religious festivals in Ceylon is Esala Perahera, held each year for centuries in honor of the tooth of Buddha, which is enshrined in Kandy, Ceylon. While the densely packed pilgrims from all across the Orient press close, torchbearers and musicians swirl round a procession of painted elephants. Last week's Perahera drew a crowd of 100,000 Buddhists-and twice it turned into a milling nightmare...
Break Out to Bop. Russia has always been a musical nation, so it came as no surprise that the Russians played well. The stunner was how closely the Russians caught the sense of the music, particularly the sad throb of the blues. There were times, says Ruff, "when the renditions came close to eloquence." Where the Russians fall short is on improvisation. After one demonstration at which Ruff and Mitchell improvised around a current Russian song, a young man asked for the score. "They couldn't understand." says Mitchell, "that except for the basic chords...
...more ruthlessly to increase profits for Crane and solidify his power. Evans shifted about Crane's operations, began plans to get into the production of valves for use in oilfields. While Crane's stock was rising, the company offered to buy shares back from stockholders, got close to 800,000 of the 2,273,224 outstanding shares by early July...