Word: losely
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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IVANOV is the first of the Chekhovian unheroic heroes, who fall not from grace to sin but from enthusiasm to ennui, who do not so much lose their souls as their spirit. John Gielgud's listless acting and direction unfortunately seem infected with a similar malaise...
...over as a colorful, forceful fellow during his two terms in Congress. A former seaman, he still enjoys a pinch of chewing tobacco, proudly wears Duncan tartan ties. He often reminds himself of appointments by jotting notations on the palm of his hand ("If I write myself notes, I lose them"), keeps on scrawling right up his arm when his schedule gets really busy. Morgan, a wealthy cattle rancher and construction executive who was a Kennedy appointee to the Federal Power Commission, seemed drab by comparison...
...Democratic landslide left the G.O.P. a shambles on practically every level, from the state assembly to the U.S. Senate. The nation's Statehouses were a significant exception. The Republicans not only did not lose any; they gained one. No fewer than 17 Republican Governors are now in command, and among them are some of the party's biggest names: New York's Nelson Rockefeller, Pennsylvania's William Scranton, Michigan's George Romney, Idaho's Robert Smylie, Oregon's Mark Hatfield. Last week Washington's promising young Republican Governor Daniel J. Evans...
...least nine of their projected 31 combat divisions on a high-alert reserve status. The Army will go air-mobile: instead of the present one company of 25 helicopters to an infantry division, it will soon have six helicopter companies for each division. The Air Force will continue to lose its long-range manned bombers, which will be reduced from 680 to 465 by the early 1970s, but the Tactical Air Force will add three wings to bring its total to 24. So far, Secretary McNamara has turned a deaf ear to Air Force requests to develop an Advanced Manned...
...though many freshmen still show surprising strength, most political analysts expect Democrats to lose from 20 to 50 seats, Thus, there is a possibility that the Republicans will wipe out the 40-seat gain of 1964, although they are extremely unlikely to win the 77 seats they need to control the House...