Word: holte
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Prime Minister must be a lot fitter than we are," Stewart quipped to the others. "There he goes, striding along like Marco Polo." Holt strolled down the beach and dived into the chill waters. "If Mr. Holt can take it," Stewart said, "I'd better go in too." He went for a dip but, discouraged by the condition of the water, quickly returned to the others. By now, the tide had turned and was rushing out. As he swam, his head bobbing above the waves, Holt was carried farther and farther out into a broad stretch of swirling water...
Delayed Impact. Stewart dashed down the beach, searching for some sign of Holt, then scrambled up on a rock for a better look. Seeing nothing, he ran to Holt's car and drove two miles to a nearby army barracks, where he telephoned for help. Helicopters, light planes, boats and launches soon spiderwebbed the area in the greatest search in Australia's history. Skindivers plunged deep below the surface. Flying in from Canberra, Zara Holt walked for hours along the beach, keeping her own lonely vigil and suggesting a few places where searchers might look for the body...
...world like the slam of a bullet. At first, there was disbelief. Such things just did not happen in affable, easy-going Australia, and certainly not to its Prime Minister. What astonished many was that the ruler of so large a nation should go about so casually and unguarded. Holt had neither wanted nor received any secret-service protection-an individualistic privilege that no other Prime Minister is likely to enjoy. Not until long hours after Holt's disappearance did the numbing awareness of truth finally set in. The full impact arrived only when television cameras mounted on windy...
...escaped the deep, ° paralyzing sense of loss for the plucky little Aussie who i! had made good. The son of a theatrical promoter, Holt lost his mother at 16, studied law before drifting into politics, then began a 30-year political apprenticeship under autocratic Liberal Party Leader Sir Robert Menzies. Coming up through the ranks, Holt was named minister without portfolio at 32, privy councillor at 45, deputy leader of the party at 48. Then, at 57, when Menzies retired, Holt became party leader and Prime Minister...
...Staunch Ally. Drawing new attention to Australia's role as an Asian and Pacific nation, Holt traveled widely throughout Asia, strengthened ties with the U.S. and became one of Washington's staunchest Viet Nam allies. He raised Australia's military commitment in Viet Nam from 1,500 men to more than 8,000 and offered Australia as a rest-and-relaxation center for war-weary G.I.s. During two visits to Washington, Holt became close friends with President Johnson, once winking that he went "All the way with L.B.J." "He was steady, he was courageous," said President Johnson...