Word: hille
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...CONSTANT cross that leaders must bear is deciding whether to fight, compromise or yield on a given issue. For Richard Nixon, who received only a minority of the popular vote in November and who faces an opposition majority on Capitol Hill, the burden is especially heavy. His own party is divided on some questions. His attention is dominated by the twin crises of the war in Viet Nam and inflation at home. His determination not to pressure legislators has resulted in a lack of clear communication with Congress even on routine matters. Out of what some...
...Republican Senator John Tower reminded Nixon of the A.M.A. campaign contributions. Other Republicans echoed Ford's opinion that "there must be somebody less controversial who is equally qualified." It was also pointed out that this was a bad time for the President to antagonize usual allies on Capitol Hill. In the Senate, a shift of a single vote could affect the outcome of the anti-ballistic-missile controversy. In the House, Nixon needs conservative votes for his tax package...
...sympathizers march, supermarket chains, middle-class consumers, and even the grape growers are choosing sides. Some supermarkets are leaving the choice to the shopper. Others sell only grapes imported from Africa or Israel, and make a point of advertising that they do not carry the California product. On Capitol Hill, diners in the House restaurants have not seen a grape for months, while the Senate refectory has been using 15 lbs. to 20 lbs. a week. When one California Congressman sent large bags of grapes to each of his colleagues, many of the recipients returned them. Within a few hours...
...enjoys chatting with the players, which has led a few wags to the conclusion that the White House has bet ter relations with Senators on the field than with Senators on the Hill. Bob Short, owner of the Senators, marvels that Nixon "knows more about baseball than I do. I was amazed to hear him say he'd been following the Senators on his trip to Midway." Nixon and David Eisenhower attend games together and frequently talk baseball. One re cent evening, the duo sped out to the stadium, Nixon rushing away from a press conference, David forsaking...
Dairy in the Round. This week, over the Fourth of July, thousands of Americans will visit the two remaining active Shaker communities-near Portland, Me., and Canterbury, N.H.-as well as others in Pleasant Hill, Ky., Old Chatham, N.Y., and Hancock, Mass., where original Shaker buildings have been converted into museums. There they can buy Shaker jams, inspect Shaker houses, recapture a whiff of that eternal Shaker afternoon...