Word: mansfield
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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When Kennedy ended his 45-minute address, Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield leaped to his feet. Apprehensive over how Hanoi would interpret the speech, he assured that it did not represent "a break between the Administration and the Senator from New York." He was almost alone in that opinion. For one thing, Kennedy urged a halt in the bombing on the strength of a tentative promise from Hanoi to negotiate; Johnson insists on some solid reciprocal move from the North-not a mere promise. For another, Kennedy, recalling Prime Minister Wilson's claim that "one single act of trust" during...
...that the U.S. either declare war or freeze troop levels in the South at 500,000 (nearly 415,000 are already there). Convinced that Clark's rider would be defeated so decisively that the vote would be interpreted by U.S. hawks as a blank check for unlimited escalation, Mansfield performed some fancy legislative footwork. He offered a meaningless substitute amendment calling for a negotiated settlement of the war "that would preserve the honor of the U.S.," thus managed to shelve Clark's embarrassing proposal...
Playboy has good reason to keep the mails safe for swingers, although the magazine itself has had little trouble with obscenity laws. Hefner was once arrested by the Chicago police after he ran some nude photos of Jayne Mansfield, but the case ended in a hung jury...
...from Russell Long, Senate Majority whip, as he emerged from the grounds, alerted reporters to the fact that there must have been (as, in fact, there was) a breakfast for the congressional leadership last week. Only the sharp eyes of a visitor told them, on another occasion, that Mike Mansfield and Everett Dirksen had been conferring with the President...
...answer has had to be based on precedent. Ever since Wright v. Mt. Mansfield Lift, Inc. in Vermont 16 years ago, it has been held that the skier assumes certain obvious risks when he starts down a slope. If he is unfortunate enough to run smack into a stump or a buried fence, it is usually considered not to be the fault of the stump or the stump's owners. Conversely, when a skier is heading uphill on a lift, the lift owner is usually liable for any injury suffered because of mechanical collapse or breakdown unless the injured...