Word: leamington
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...down so far he had no place to go but up. And up he went-up from a 16-point deficit in the polls, up from the chaos of the Democratic Convention. When he bade good night to loyal Democratic Party workers in the ballroom of the Leamington Hotel in Minneapolis at 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 6, the Vice President was racing neck and neck against Richard Nixon. Crucial states were still teetering. "It's a real Donnybrook," Humphrey declared with characteristic ebullience. Yet the grin was grim. Giving endless thanks to his staff, family and supporters, Humphrey...
DORIS M. Rizzo Leamington Spa, England...
...Guianan merchant seaman, who briefly tasted fame in 1951 by winning the middleweight crown from an overconfident and undertrained Sugar Ray Robinson only to lose the title two months later in a rematch, after which Turpin wound up wrestling for $30 a night; by his own hand (pistol); in Leamington Spa, England...
Finding his career in banking somewhat "constricting," Britain's Viscount Eden of Royal Leamington Spa, 31, sportive bachelor son of the ex-Prime Minister, bounded off into a new enterprise-a London tourist agency. For fees ranging up to $300 weekly, the former swain of Princess Alexandra was Cooking up services ranging from auto renting to ticket broking, and an added come-on for visiting Yanks: "Introductions to the right people...
...TIME, July 14), was no longer afraid to go near the water. Honoring the bard-blessed stream that runs through his longtime Warwickshire constituency, the ex-Prime Minister selected "Earl of Avon" as his new title. To his son Nicholas, 30, will go a courtesy designation. Viscount of Royal Leamington Spa, to commemorate a last resort that has inspired more dowagers than iambs...