Word: honorably
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...months, Kennedy's former appointments secretary has been traveling the state as an unannounced candidate, getting acquainted with the folks and telling them about his days with J.F.K. in an accent almost indistinguishable from the late President's. Last week in Boston, he was guest of honor at a testimonial dinner that was organized, in the best political tradition, by himself...
...troop strength, versatility and mobility needed to fight limited actions. Five years ago, the U.S. could have blown up much of the world, but it could not have put a relatively small ground force into Southeast Asia without undermining its strength elsewhere. Today the U.S. is able to honor its worldwide commit ments while fighting in South Viet Nam. For some of the very reasons that he is under attack in Congress, McNamara has been able to keep the defense budget from growing even faster than it has. The announced figure of $58.3 billion for the year beginning July...
...official reports stacked high on his large mahogany desk. The calm does not last long. At midmorning the palace is invaded by Franco's seven grandchildren (ages one to 14). Trailed by their English nanny, they race down the Pardo's wide granite corridors, past six-foot honor guards and enormous Goya tapestries, and burst into his study. Franco idolizes his grandchildren, spends as much time with them as the press of official business permits...
...Acres of old maids" (as one priest puts it) have loved the novena-the Roman Catholic prayer service, usually offered once a week in the evening in honor of a saint or the Virgin Mary. Now the novena seems to be dying. Next month the magazine Novena Notes, published by the Servile Fathers to promote novenas to Our Sorrowful Mother, will suspend publication because there is no real demand for it. "The novena is no longer very popular," say the editors. "In fact, attendance has fallen to a perilous low mark...
They will be greeting, driving, and arranging hotel accommodations for such Democratic Party leaders as Mike Mansfield and the two Kennedy brothers. Most of the members of the late President John F. Kennedy's "Irish Mafia" will attend the dinner, ostensibly to honor O'Donnell for his work as Special Assistant and Appointments Secretary to President Kennedy...