Word: fishing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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After some arguing about who their candidate was going to be, the Democrats picked portly William Grader, 45, owner of a fish-processing plant and sometime political handyman for Congressman Miller. Grader was little known among the voters, and Republicans did as little as possible to call him to their attention. Democrats tried to concoct an issue by calling Clausen "Dodging Don," offering a $100 prize to anyone who could get him on the same platform with Grader...
...severe as the great cold wave of 1899 . . ." The record cold so threatened the survival of southern Europe's migratory birds that the International Hunting Council asked European governments to ban all hunting until the spring thaw; in Italy and Germany, fish hatcheries reported widespread losses as ice cut off the oxygen supply of breeding fish...
...Side Room. Such enticements drew some 600 people to the International Inn's chandeliered Federal Room. To make things merrier, there were baskets filled with miniature Scotch and bourbon bottles on each table; there was sherry in and with the soup, a '59 Pouilly-Fuisse with the fish, champagne with the dessert (which was soaked in Cherry Heering). and cognac with the coffee. The guests included not only the Washington regulars-like Mike Mansfield and Hubert Humphrey-but a large assortment of out-of-towners. Among those present was the New York Yankees' outfielder Mickey Mantle, happily...
...Camp President Gilbert Van Camp Jr., 41, the happiest result of his company's decision to go global has been its effect on the U.S. tuna fishing industry. To meet the competition of Van Camp's foreign fleets, West Coast tuna fishermen began to abandon their time-wasting practice of "horsing in" tuna with poles, re-equipped their boats with nylon seines that cut costs and increased the catch. They also held down wage demands. As a result, despite its burgeoning foreign operations. Van Camp now buys more West Coast fish than before...
...been increasing at a steady 7% each year without any increase in prices (tuna is one of the few foods that cost the consumer less today than a decade ago), stocky Gilbert Van Camp foresees an ever brighter future for his company. His life is wrapped up in fish. His special pride is an 85-ft. power boat, the Vantuna, on which he likes to cruise with his wife and four daughters, aged 10 to 18. What do they do on their cruises? They fish. Boasts Van Camp: "We horsed in 30 tons of tuna last summer just on weekends...