Word: democratically
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...figure fell $596 million short of the foreign aid authorization bill that had just been signed by President Kennedy, and it was achieved only after a hard fight. Under the leadership of Louisiana Democrat Otto Passman, a longtime foreign aid critic, the House Appropriations Committee had approved a bill calling for an $896 million cut from the authorized figure, including $400 million to be taken from military aid. In the maneuvering that preceded the floor debate, Passman agreed to reinstate $175 million. Then, on an amendment sent up by Michigan Republican Gerald Ford and backed by G.O.P. leaders, the House...
...election, Wagner will face State Attorney General Louis Lefkowitz, the Republican nominee. During his primary campaign, Lefkowitz campaigned quietly, saying little about the scandals that have studded Wagner's administration, and plainly holding his fire for the general election. But New York is an incorrigibly Democratic city, and Wagner is a distinct favorite to be returned to city hall for another four years. And he is already the top Democrat in the most populous state...
Married. Jean Kerr McCarthy, 36, widow of the late Senator from Wisconsin; and G. Joseph Minetti, 53, Brooklyn Democrat appointed to the Civil Aeronautics Board in 1956; both for the second time: in Washington's St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Cathedral, scene of the McCarthy wedding eight years...
Mulling over pleas from California Republicans to run against Democrat Pat Brown in the state's gubernatorial race next year, Los Angeles Attorney Richard Nixon made it plain that he had had more than his fill of unsolicited advice on the matter. "Many are saying what they would do if they were in my position." snapped the former Vice President. "Well, my answer to that is that they are not in my position." Deferring to the sensitivities of his recent opponent, President Kennedy told his press conference that he would give his opinion on the matter-"I do have...
...service, who was helped into office by the likes of Jacob ("Little Jack") Guzik. Anthony ("Tough Tony") Accardo. and Murray ("The Camel") Humphreys. Charging that one of Kelly's underlings had been driven to a suicide attempt by efforts to prevent him from testifying, the subcommittee chairman, Arkansas Democrat John McClellan, wondered aloud if the bulky, balding Chicagoan were not "the lowest scum of humanity" and if he had "no sympathy at all for your fellow man." Replied Kelly to both questions: "I decline to answer on grounds that my answer might tend to incriminate...