Word: comforting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Irving Berlin, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse, Leland Hayward, Joshua Logan. As it plowed through the murky theatrical waters of Boston and Washington, iceberg-cool critics put a sizable hole in its hull. Drifting into view on Broadway, Mr. President carried a trapped and talented crew that seemed to take comfort in huddling together at the finale to sing an Irving Berlin version of Nearer, My God, to Thee called This Is a Great Country ("If this is flag waving, flag waving, do you know of a better flag to wave?"). But unlike the "unsinkable" Titanic, Mr. President will take...
...holds barred. To Morton, the issue is simple. "I am convinced," says Morton, "that the people of Kentucky share my views on how best to meet the Communist threat. I am sure they will not send to the Senate a man whose election would give aid and comfort to his old A.D.A. friends who represent the policy of soft talk and concessions." Morton aligns Wyatt with "Leftwing Democrats" who want to "admit Red China to the U.N., do away with F.B.I. investigations and loyalty requirements for federal employees." A vote for Wyatt, says he, "is a vote of approval...
...OPENING THE COUNCIL: My eye ranged over the multitude of sons and brothers and suddenly as my glance rested upon your group, on each of you personally, I drew a special comfort from your presence. I will not say more about that at the moment but will content myself with recording the fact: Benedictus Deus per singulos dies [Blessed be God each day as it comes]. Yet, if you could read my heart, you would perhaps understand much more than words...
...Ottawa, a member of Parliament demanded to know whether the government should not make an investigation of its own. in view of the fact that the National Gallery had so deeply committed itself to the Chrysler exhibit. At the gallery, goateed Director Charles Comfort sought what comfort he could in denouncing the American charges and in celebrating Ottawa's sudden new interest in art. Said he bravely: "We expect we will have even bigger crowds. This is the best publicity we could possibly...
...rigged up a special antenna in his backyard in Los Angeles in order to receive Jackson, calls him "the all-night psychiatrist." Make Love Now. Jackson stays in business because his audience finds the program engrossing and totally unpredictable, but he also does his best to dispense free comfort and wisdom to both callers and listeners. His deep, mature, soothing and mellifluous upper-class English voice sounds like Harold Macmillan giving advice to Laertes. He is Fatherhood itself to women in trouble. He recently talked a 15-year-old pregnant child into waking up her parents and telling them...