Word: hughe
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Nelson Rockefeller's men had guessed that 15 votes might be cast in the Senate against his nomination for Vice President. Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott had predicted "a baker's dozen." But only about half those votes materialized last week when, after scarcely three hours of superficial debate, the Senate voted 90 to 7 to back him. The House was expected to vote a similarly lopsided endorsement this week, thereby giving the U.S. its third Vice President in little more than a year...
After the intermission, the orchestra surprised the audience with its vigorous performance of the Eighth Symphony. Hugh Wolff once again proved to be a conscientious conductor, sensibly placing music before histrionics. The orchestra was well-disciplined and seemed well-rehearsed. But one could not forget that the Bach Society is, after all, a student organization. While the forte tutti sections were played with gusto, the subtleties of phrasing, slight accentuations, and nuances in dynamics were never quite made apparent, for fear of sacrificing precision and ensemble. This was also a problem in the pianissimo sections and during some...
...love Hugh Sidey. He is a charming Midwestern guy who gives Americans the comforting reassurance that a cat can look at a king-and talk freely about it. Further, one gets the impression that the President of the moment (if he has sense) is reading Sidey too, and will jolly well shape up accordingly...
Dissatisfaction with Nessen set in at the end of September, when TIME Washington Bureau Chief Hugh Sidey reported that former President Nixon had offered to return his pardon to Ford. Nessen, on Ford's orders, downplayed the gesture. The press corps questioned the handling of the event. Nessen also showed inexperience on Ford's trip to see Mexican President Echeverria. He allocated most seats on the press helicopter for TV personnel and a handful for newspaper correspondents...
...should be burned in the memory of us all-the monstrosities of its villains, the terrible miscarriages of justice and finally, the heroism of Warrant Officer Hugh Thompson...