Word: feare
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...mind, said Kennedy, including the notion that perhaps the event had not happened at all, or, on the other hand, perhaps "some awful curse did actually hang over all the Kennedys." He added: "I was overcome, I am frank to say, by a jumble of emotions ?grief, fear, doubt, exhaustion, panic, confusion and shock...
Accordingly, Phillips would work toward a Republican majority* by embracing disgruntled white former Democrats. He sees voting strength in the suburbanites who flee the cities when the blacks move in. He would plow the Midwestern blue-collar enclaves, where white lower-middle-class voters fear economic competition from ambitious blacks. Special emphasis would be given to what he calls the "sun belt"-prospering areas such as Florida, Texas, Arizona and California-where middle-class whites cherish their freshly earned fortunes...
Despite their prejudice against Kings, the antimonarchists in Franco's ranks rallied to his proposal because they understand that the regime may need a monarchy in order to survive after his death. Franco's followers fear that Spain, without some institution to maintain continuity, might erupt in civil strife that would sweep them out of power. Behind the figure of a Franco-appointed King, they hope they will be able to carry on Franco's policies even after the Caudillo is gone...
...told the National Society meeting that he has had some success by firmly distracting autistic children from their tantrums and insisting they practice simple mechanical tasks such as holding a pencil or using an egg beater. "Disorganized children need someone to organize their world for them," he says. "They fear their own loss of control and seek protection against their own impulsive drives; they need teachers who know how to limit as well as accept them...
Despite the excitement of the past weekend one can only fear that the successful flight of Apollo 11 has dealt a final blow to the Romantic spirit. (To say nothing of Greek mythology, which has succumbed to the ascendency of the number.) Gone forever are the days of the Byronic hero--Houston's psychological testing batteries have seen to that. In any case, it is difficult to imagine a sanctimonious Richard Nixon welcoming home an explorer in the tradition of Sir Francis Drake...