Word: launching
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Until his reputation eroded, he had been considered a cinch for reelection. A lawyer who combined business and political acumen, Long was lieutenant governor when he became the Democrats' 1960 compromise choice to succeed the late Senator Thomas Hennings. Lapsing into Washington obscurity, he emerged in 1965 to launch an assault on federal wiretapping at the time that Teamsters Boss Jimmy Hoffa was trying to escape prison, charging that the Government bugged his telephone. For a while, Long was the civil libertarians' darling. Then came an exposé in LIFE revealing his connections...
...further strengthen Biafra's hand in Addis, Ojukwu unilaterally declared a cease-fire while the talks are in progress: the Biafrans would launch no new attacks and only fire when fired upon. With the Nigerians aggressively on the move, that is not likely to reduce the level of violence much. But it will improve Biafra's image with the representatives of the Organization of African Unity, who are sponsoring the peace talks, and perhaps ultimately bring African pressure on Lagos to follow suit...
...terms of another front -aimed in particular at the cities-for some time. A document captured last year noted that "the more allies we find, even if they are temporary and precarious, the better." Communist or not, the Alliance could gain appeal in war-weary cities if the Communists launch another urban offensive or if President Nguyen Van Thieu's government shows signs of cracking. Obviously, it was with that in mind that the court handed down its harsh verdict...
...went through an emergency appendectomy, at the same time contracting a case of pneumonia. But now Sir Laurence Olivier is at work on his second picture this year, the film version of Strindberg's macabre Dance of Death. All went well until the script called for him to launch into an energetic dance. Suddenly in midflight, he reeled back against a piece of furniture. Just a passing dizzy spell, said Olivier, and within 15 minutes he was back on the boards, cheerfully zipping through the dance, insisting, "I've never felt better in my life...
...During his absence, Marcos persuaded Manila's vice-mayor to allow the Japanese to reopen for business. On his return two weeks ago, Villegas once again ordered their offices closed. He also threatened to sue the companies for tax evasion, said that he might even launch proceedings to deport their executives to Japan...