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...Chancellor Raab's party, an increase in Socialist seats from 73 to 74. Both parties gained at the expense of the far right and left (Communist groups polled only 4.4% of the vote), but the victory of Raab's party presaged a slowdown in Austria's headlong nationalization...
Everywhere, small uranium outfits, even those with producing mines, were going out of business or struggling to stay alive. The troubles were symptomatic of the change coming over the U.S. uranium industry. Instead of a headlong scramble for a quick million, uranium has grown into a tough, mature business where the survivors are those big enough to find and mine enough high-cost ore to come out ahead...
...Enthusiast. Twelve is an age of enthusiasm. Twelve rushes headlong into debates without really knowing what he is going to say; he may be so anxious to join a certain activity that he may knock things over on the way. Unlike Eleven, who tended to hoard his money, Twelve is sometimes such a spendthrift that he is often flat broke. As one mother put it, "He can't stand prosperity." He is far more concerned about his appearance but only up to a point. A girl might spend hours primping in front of a mirror...
...truculent assertion of Russian nuclear capacity spoiled his peace-loving professions, and stole the play from his skillful offer of profitable East-West trade. The British consensus is that Georgy Malenkov is an able fellow and Bulganin an amiable second-rater, but that Khrushchev is a crude, crafty and headlong ruler who must be watched and cannot be trusted...
...Headlong Course. From then on, Comfort Me with Apples runs a headlong course-Chick's affair with one Mrs. Thicknesse, his efforts to keep Nickie from marrying his sister, and then the full-time job of finding a job for Nickie. Crystal announces a $65 alienation-of-affection suit, but doesn't go through with it because nothing had really happened with Mrs. Thicknesse (later Chick decides that an affair is like Turkish coffee: "The trick is to stop before you reach the grounds"). Poor Chick is a loser even in small things. When he chides a waiter...