Word: footwork
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Fast Financial Footwork. Since 1959, when his debts reached a staggering $104 million, Zeckendorf has kept Webb & Knapp alive by fast financial footwork. The company lost $19.6 million in 1962, $32.3 million in 1963. Zeckendorf has lost or sold all of his hotels, one to Goldman & DiLorenzo, partners in a fast-rising real estate firm (TIME, March 12) that has bought other Zeckendorf buildings and is thriving on Webb & Knapp's decline. He also launched a number of money-raising operations. This year, in a complicated series of transactions based on the sale of a promising and diversified company...
...Fancy Footwork. Delivering his maiden speech in the Senate, Bobby recalled that Republican Governor Rockefeller had been notably lukewarm toward the idea of having his state included in the aid-to-Appalachia program. This, Bobby said, was "a grievous error." He offered an amendment to the effect that the Appalachian Regional Commission, also to be set up under the Johnson bill, be directed to consider the inclusion of 13 southern New York counties under the program...
...that point, New York Republican Jacob Javits showed young Bobby a bit of fancy footwork. He noted that Bobby had not bothered to name the 13 counties. Bobby agreed that this might be a good idea, amended his amendment. Javits also pointed out that, as in all Appalachian-aid states, any program in New York would require consultation with and the approval of the Governor. Again Bobby agreed, sent up another amendment to his amendment. With that, it passed by a voice vote. Bobby made a round of the chamber, accepting handshakes and congratulations. But, thanks to Javits...
Though Banana Peel looks slipshod at times, it is mostly a bravura display of brightly stylish footwork. Befuddled, blackjacked, or held head down in a pool, Belmondo spins athletically through a series of double and triple crosses, showing more bounce per trounce than any leading man of his class. On the final bounce, it is inevitably Moreau who catches him. The minx with a perpetual moue, she sings, dances, suddenly flashes her searchlight smile over an unpromising patch of script-and the lost art of ultrasophisticated comedy springs to life on the instant. She seems more assured than ever...
...break a 39-year-old mark. Cardinal pitchers had an earned-run average of 4.29 (v. 3.77 for the Yanks), and Star Reliever Barney Schultz staggered through the Series with an ERA of 18. But St. Louis won-and with the most exciting display of guts, guile and footwork since the old Gashouse Gang of the 1930s...