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...pulse, measure his breathing, record through electrical contacts the action of his overloaded heart and his bloodstarved brain. A television camera stares him in the face, reproducing his sagging grimaces. Sometimes an X ray strikes through his body, watching the motion of bones and internal organs in the grip...
...living room in Charlie Case's house in Abilene and shook hands down the long, long line. To an Abilene man who had been in the homecoming parade Ike said: "Say, you did a swell job!" To a young man introduced as a veteran, Ike gave the big grip and shouted above the din: "You look like a damn soldier." To an lowan delegate who wanted to know if he was a me-too candidate, Ike was blunt: "If they say I'm me-tooing just because I want to keep the good things that have been done...
...caucuses and county conventions. They had routed the Taftmen and carried the day for Ike. But the Old Guard, behind National Committeeman Harry Zweifel, had bolted, held its own rump sessions, and named slates of pro-Taft delegates in the 31 counties. Zweifel & Co. desperately wanted to keep their grip on their "private-club" Republican organization, which they had controlled for years. Although every Ikeman had signed a Zweifel-designed Republican pledge, the Old Guard charged they were Democrats and Independents in disguise, just "one-night Republicans...
...right down before the glare of television cameras and the eyes of 1,800 reporters. Taftmen control the Republican National Committee and probably will have a majority of the Credentials Committee (see box), but when the credentials fight gets to the convention floor, Taft will need a cast-iron grip on his delegates to keep some from repudiating the Texas steal...
...exports were going to British ports. But the heyday of the British merchants began after the Suez Canal was opened, with steam packets pushing the sailing clippers off the seas. It lasted until the Sino-Japanese War, which followed by World War II, shook loose the British grip on China. But in 1946 Jardine's had regained 50% of the tea trade...