Word: eighting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Horses and Dukes. Unseasonably balmy weather is predicted for Inauguration Day itself, in happy contrast to the eight inches of snow that buried Washington just before the Kennedy Inauguration eight years ago. After Nixon takes the oath from Chief Justice Earl Warren at noon on the Capitol steps and delivers his inaugural address, the two-hour parade-shortest in memory, timed to end while there is still enough light for color-television cameras-will get under way up Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House. Nixon, Vice President Agnew and their families will watch from a heated presidential box enclosed...
Afterward, for $70 a couple up to $1,000 for a box seating eight, some 30,000 of the faithful will dance at six inaugural balls, one of them at the Smithsonian Institution; the twelve members of Nixon's Cabinet have been carefully parceled out, two per celebration. The Nixons, of course, will drop in on all six. White tie is preferred, but black tie is permitted; in a concession to the times, turtleneck shirts will be permissible for the men and pants suits for the women. Badgered by fashion writers last week, Inaugural Ball Co-Chairman Mark Evans...
There is little likelihood that the Senate will refuse to confirm Hickel when it interrogates him. In U.S. history, only eight Cabinet nominees have been turned down, and Senators have never rejected an incoming President's first choices. Still, Hickel can look forward to some heat. "It'll be good for him," said a member of Nixon's staff. "The trouble with Wally," said another Nixon man, "is that he's never thought about a thing but Alaska." If nothing more, the Senate's hearings should considerably expand Hickel's perspectives...
Unfortunately, the remaining Indians performed splendidly, playing Harvard even for almost eight minutes until Winn returned to the battle with 7:06 left. At that juncture, Harvard...
Only four per cent said they would withdraw from ROTC if academic credit were withdrawn. Twenty-eight per cent said they would not remain in the program if financial scholarships were no longer given...