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...first eight months as President Dwight Eisenhower rode the crest of the great wave that swept him into the White House. In early September, his personal popularity was higher than it had ever been. Then, quite subtly, the inevitable undertow set in. This week it was clear that the Eisenhower Administration was caught in its first popularity riptide...
...starting school in the East because it would not be appropriate, instead persuaded him to buy a $295 muskrat. He also sees to it that Neiman's stocks many items his customers might need in an emergency, e.g., a set of Steuben crystal plates with Mexico's crest "because sooner or later somebody will be going to call on the President of Mexico and need a proper gift." For particular customers, Marcus will go to any lengths. He has provided bail for customers pinched on a toot, on a few hours' notice once rounded up a steer...
...Baldy the Chinese displayed big cardboard Picasso "peace doves," ran up red, yellow and pink flags, and erected on the crest a huge sign proclaiming "celebration for the signing of the armistice." While G.I.s ogled. Chinese and North Korean girls, in pigtails and with slacks rolled above the knee, sang plaintive songs into hillside microphones and invited their audience to "come on over and talk...
With the country enjoying record prosperity and 71-year-old Liberal Leader St. Laurent at the crest of his personal popularity, the incumbent Liberal Party is an odds-on choice to win its fifth straight election since 1935. Nevertheless, the Tory opposition, led by Ontario Lawyer George Drew, concedes nothing, and is mapping a vigorous campaign on the hopeful theme of "time for a change...
...Montana, the rising Missouri River and its tributaries oozed through levees, inundated 16 towns, caused $4,000,000 damages, forced 3,000 inhabitants to run for the hills. As the crest, nurtured by more than a week of rain, flowed southeastward, apprehensive citizens prepared for the worst...