Word: counteractions
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...toward the Electra represented the ambiguous position of Braniff-and other airlines-in the face of rising concern about the plane. Egged on by its lawyers, Braniff was trying to collect damages for the crash. At the same time, Braniff was working with Northwest, National and American Airlines to counteract public worry over the plane's safety, sending out "truth squads" of pilots who are sold on the Electra...
...also been affected by the higher operating costs, and is concerned about the Electra's waning reputation (five crashes, with 223 fatalities, in less than two years), since load factors on its Electras are running 6% to 10% below the rest of the fleet. To try to counteract the Electra's bad publicity, American has organized a truth squad of veteran Electra pilots, which is touring cities served by its Electras to extol the virtues of the aircraft...
...dozen states, he showed no concern over the religion question (though he was prepared, if necessary, to go on TV to outline again his church-state philosophy). But his awareness of Ike's impact was implicit in a series of Kennedy shotgun blasts from rostrums everywhere. To counteract the spread of the President's warnings that a Democratic victory would bring a new wave of inflation, Kennedy issued a formal statement in Philadelphia promising "reasonable price stability" and pledging not to devalue the dollar: "Rather, I shall defend its present value and soundness...
...Castro broadcasts from U.S.-operated Radio Swan in the Caribbean and whispered among themselves that Castro militiamen had been found hanging from trees in the suburbs of Havana and Santi ago. Grocery stores reported a run on vinegar, as word spread that breathing through a vinegar-soaked cloth would counteract the effects of tear gas and other gases expected to be used when invasion starts...
...campaign has again been a give-and-take with the voters, wherein he tries to do as much listening as talking. Apparently his major objective is to reach a maximum number of people personally, to counteract the effects of a generally hostile press. The factors working for him are the tremendous degree to which Vermonters believe in his honesty, and the growing acceptance of his views...