Word: jims
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...prevent its movement to the floor (TIME, March 16). Added to that was the momentum of the Senate's victory, planned by Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson, who had even won over some Southern defectors (although not such diehards as Virginia's Harry Byrd, Mississippi's Jim Eastland, Arkansas' John McClellan and J. William Fulbright). House opposition was so weak, in short, that only a few recalcitrant Southerners took the trouble to harangue for the sake of the record. Swiftly the vote came to the floor-a rousing 323-89-and swiftly the word sped...
Huston & Co. have certainly changed Durango. Its economy is giddily inflated, from the rising business (up 20%) of merchants to the soaring price of good imported whisky and bad local women. The town's new taste of high life is even giddier. Producer Jim Hill adorned the place with his glittering wife, Rita Hayworth. Rugged Charles Bickford had his food flown in from a Hollywood gourmet shop, including 100 steaks for which there were no adequate freezing facilities...
...first glance, the varsity fencing team's record seems good enough--seven wins and six losses, possession of the Arvanites Sabre Trophy, and the New England epee champion in the person of Jim Roberts. But, except for a fine upset victory over C.C.N.Y. in early February, the Crimson fared miserably against major opposition, dropping all five Ivy League matches...
...News, as reported by Jim Manke...
...News with Jim Manke reporting