Word: hitting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...turning it to his own advantage. Less and less White House aides discussed the presidential race, more and more they made optimistic estimates about the number of G.O.P. Congressmen who would ride in on Ike's coattails. Last week, to spread those coattails even wider, the President again hit the campaign trail he has come to enjoy...
Most of the Nixon campaign days are 18 hours long; the toughest of them begin at 7 a.m. and end at 3 a.m. the next day, only to begin again at 7. When Nixon was hit by the flu in September (TIME, Oct. 8), he refused to slow down, ordered his doctor to stoke him with antibiotics and vitamin pills and spray his throat with cortisone. Although he eats little on campaign tours (a light breakfast, a sandwich on the road, a snack before his evening speech, an attempt at dinner afterward), he actually gained two pounds on his first...
...over Europe last week, javelin-throwers were trying Erauzquin's new technique. Results were phenomenal. Training with the Finnish Olympic team, 26-year-old Antti Seppala got off a 270-ft. toss. In France, 165-ft. javelin-throwers hit 230 ft. At week's end Norwegian Egil Danielsen repaired to a field (the local stadium was too small), whirled three times, and flung the javelin 304 ft. 1.68 in., nearly 30 ft. farther than the world's record of 274 ft. 5¾ in. claimed by Poland's Janusz Sidlo...
Naturally, steel was hardest hit by the 35-day strike. Youngstown Sheet & Tube's earnings dropped to $3,381,000 in the '56 third quarter from $11,240,677 a year ago, while Crucible Steel's net tumbled from $2,752,293 to $510,226. Nevertheless, Crucible's net for the first nine months stood at $8,597,020, only a little less than last year's, and Youngstown's three-quarters figure totaled $24,904,000 v. $29,247,179 last year. Last week, as autos, freight cars, tankers, schools and heavy construction...
Considering the delicacy of the situation, it is fortunate that Mr. Dulles hit upon the formulation above; it is indeed uncanny, especially considering the context from which it emerged. Over and over in the same address, he reiterates the need for strength in the West ("we cannot rely on the cement of fear alone") and America's "historic role" as a virtuous nation. Also, as usual, he insists on "waging peace...