Word: closers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...must concede that recent precedent is on his side. Similar risks applied when he ordered the mining of North Vietnamese harbors in May. Nixon not only got away with that unscathed; he could well argue that his gamble led to the serious secret negotiations that brought a cease-fire closer than ever before. In the past, however, bombing simply stiffened the resolve of the North Vietnamese...
...idea of Kissinger as Jimmy Stewart has a certain ridiculous charm, although the notion is probably closer to Nixon's image of himself as expressed in Six Crises a decade ago. In any case, the President's men were not amused...
...move committee headquarters out of the ill-fated Watergate apartment-office complex when the lease expires in February. Not only were Democratic offices bugged but the location is too opulent, he thinks, to house the party of the people. Strauss had told his aides to look for a replacement closer to Capitol Hill, where Democratic strength lies...
...other hand, was one of their own. A victim of black lung disease, after 26 years in the pits, he had become the chief spokesman for the miners in their battle to win compensation for black-lung disability. He campaigned on the theme of bringing the union closer to the miners-literally and figuratively. He promised not only to reduce the president's $50,000 salary, but also to relocate the union headquarters from Washington, D.C., to a spot nearer the mines. Miller, who had horrified the traditionalists by arguing for stronger controls of strip mining, credited his victory...
...Jeweler's wit, as with the illusory double ring by Elsa Peretti: worn only on the little finger, it extends across the ring finger, appearing to encircle both. At first glance Noma Copley's engagement ring appears to hold an ordinary solitaire complete with 58 facets. On closer examination, the "stone" turns out to be pure gold...