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...Navy's anchor," some of the wits had dubbed the bird, and someone suggested that all Vanguard needed was a rubber band to spring it skyward. Said Scientist J. (for James) Paul Walsh, 40, pugnacious Vanguard deputy director who bossed the Cape project: "It made me goddam mad. If they call you a lummox long enough, you've got to be careful or you'll start believing...
...twelve that Menderes planned. Smiling courteously, Turkey's Premier-who speaks English, French and Greek but no German-replied: "C'est line affaire de notre cuisine inteérieure." Explained an Erhard aide: "In good German, this means, 'That's none of your goddam business...
...began the bitter attacks on the railroad industry that marked his stormy career from then on, launched a publicity campaign whose high point was the famous newspaper ad that said: "A hog can cross the country without changing trains-but you can't." He lashed out fiercely at "goddam bankers" (his favorite phrase) for their control of the railroads, set himself up as the champion of the people in a crusade to revitalize U.S. railroads. And all the while, he strengthened and expanded Allegheny's holdings, started his biggest battle of all: an attempt to win control...
Young made a clean sweep of Central's board (including such "goddam bankers" as two descendants of Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt and the head of J. P. Morgan & Co.), brought in Alfred E. Perlman from the Denver & Rio Grande to run the road. The Central was one of the most heavily mortgaged U.S. roads and in terms of its heavy and unprofitable passenger traffic one of the least desirable. But Young talked as if his mere presence would banish trouble and nurture prosperity. For a while, it seemed as if Young would repeat the success he had with the coal...
...when Nixon announced that he wanted a second term, Hagerty again went to Ike, came out to describe him as "enthusiastic" about Nixon's decision. When Stassen's dump-Nixon campaign fell completely flat, he publicly blamed Press Secretary Jim Hagerty for knifing him. "You're goddam right I was shooting him down," says Jim Hagerty. "It's no secret that I was for the Vice President for renomination." It is no secret that Eisenhower was for Nixon...