Word: holding
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...reasons for Nixon's increased pace were clear. He had to maintain interest in the contest so unkindly rendered meaningless by George Romney's withdrawal. He needed more than ever to hold the spotlight lest it wander to the late-blooming Rockefeller write-in campaign. And looking beyond New Hampshire, he had to sustain the momentum that so far has put him ahead in the competition for the Republican nomination...
...exchange of words resulted in the arrest of 117 protesters. They went willingly and gently, two by two, singing "Leaning on the everlasting arms." For the most part, in keeping with Memphis tradition, police have kept their cool, even when 200 youngsters invaded the steps of city hall to hold a mock funeral, solemnly burying "Justice" in a borrowed grey casket...
...serves mostly as a fishermen's stopover and a smugglers' base. Once a year pilgrims from Ceylon and India come to the island to pay homage to its patron saint, St. Anthony, in a tiny church that measures only 12 ft. by 14 ft. and can hold at most 100 worshipers. Last week Kachcha Tivu, Tamil words that mean barren island, gained a measure of international prominence by becoming the center of one of history's more ridiculous disputes...
...loved to sidestep the entire issue. In today's India, however, the absurd and obscure seem frequently to become major affairs of state. Once they got a fix on the island, the opposition parties, led by the nationalist Jana Sangh, demanded that Indira send troops and warships to hold all 160 acres of it for India...
Until lately, most Western bankers figured that the creaking monetary system would hold together long enough-perhaps another three years-to let reserves artificially created by the IMF begin to supplement gold's historic role. British devaluation and two subsequent runs on gold have drastically shrunk the transition time. "The monetary system is now in a continuous and drawnout crisis," says Roy L. Reierson, senior vice president and chief economist of Manhattan's Bankers Trust Co. Last week Reierson added his voice to those demanding that the London gold pool be closed, and that the U.S. limit...