Word: downplaying
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...Moshe Dayan hard to handle. The eye-patched general, who was brought into the Cabinet over Eshkol's misgivings, thinks the Premier reacted far too slowly to the Arab threats that preceded the six-day war. And Dayan does not care who knows it. Eshkol would like to downplay their differences, at least for the time being, but last week, after Dayan sounded off before a group of Israeli politicians, the Premier felt compelled to answer back. "I am astonished at his behavior," said Eshkol. "I want to dissociate myself from this practice of a minister's taking...
...Brother-in-Law Gambit. The secrecy and lack of pomp at the ceremony gave rise to the inevitable rumors that the Rusks were trying to downplay the marriage. It was held in California because a Washington wedding would have increased the political ramifications and made it more difficult to keep the guest list unofficial. Moreover, a Washington bash would certainly have increased pressures on the young couple. Jack Foisie, a Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent and brother of Mrs. Rusk, explained to the press that the families wanted "to give the kids a break on the takeoff, because they...
Johnson also tried to downplay the tasteless wrangle he has been having with Michigan Governor George Romney over the introduction of federal troops in Detroit. Romney last week accused Johnson of having "played politics in a period of tragedy and despair." The President at first let Attorney General Ramsey Clark deny the charge, but later, Johnson himself explained the intricacies of ordering federal troops into a local situation. Romney seemed to come out ahead. Opinion samplings by the market research firm of Sindlinger & Co. indicated that Romney's popularity in Michigan exceeded Johnson's after the riot. Nationwide...
Wrong Sex. Spurred on by the regime's efforts to downplay his visit, resident correspondents combined with the Senator's own staff to assure full coverage of his every move. Large crowds seemed equally intrigued by the visitor. Students carried him on their shoulders. At Jan Smuts Airport in Johannesburg, an Indian youth gave him an enthusiastic kiss ("Wrong sex," said Kennedy), and two coeds unfurled a banner proclaiming WE LOVE YOU BOBBY...
...right to discriminate. Discrimination means free choice. In socialist countries, they always take away this right in order to complete their takeover." Goldwater himself would recognize this as an impetuous political statement, and indeed the word has gone out from his headquarters to his California followers to downplay Proposition 14. As one result, Republican George Murphy refuses to discuss the issue. Says he: "It is an emotional issue and should not be settled on a partisan basis...