Word: m
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...consonants in the Hawaiian alphabet are h, k, 1, m, n, p, w. They are pronounced as they are in English. The vowels are pronounced a as in ah, e as in long a, i as in long e, o as in oh, and u as in oo. Aloha...
...later won $25,000 on TV's Name That Tune), probably has the most space savvy (McDonnell Aircraft consulted him in blueprinting Project Mercury's space capsule). He is also the champion humorist of the fast-cracking group, says: "I'm probably doing this because it is the nearest to heaven I'll ever get." His wife's opinions? "She thinks I'm just about out of this world anyway. I might as well...
...Brooklyn Democrat Joseph T. Sharkey, "robbing us." The point: New York City contributes roughly 50% of the state budget, gets back only 38% of state expenditures on services. But one lone Republican, standing against a house divided, threw in an argument that stung the most ardent secessionists. Said Stanley M. Isaacs, onetime Theodore Roosevelt Bull Mooser, the only councilman to vote no to secession: "Remember that more than one-half of the prisoners in state institutions come from New York City . . . What would you do with all the criminals you now farm out to institutions upstate? Would you turn Staten...
...West Berlin's Mayor Willy Brandt ("great fella"), handsome Stu Symington held a news conference. Was he a candidate for the Democratic nomination? Reply: "I appreciate the thought. But at this time I have no organization and no plans." But would he refuse a draft? Reply: "I'm in the business of politics. Of course I wouldn't refuse. I wouldn't refuse anything like that." Stu Symington had avoided saying anything divisive: everyone who understood politics' language could agree that he meant that he wanted the nomination...
...answer: yes, der Alte would consider the presidency himself. Other deputies were stunned. Said Mrs. Helene Weber, an old Adenauer friend: "Nonsense. I think I'm going to faint." But when the meeting resumed, the 62 delegates unanimously nominated Adenauer, and then one by one walked up to shake his hand...