Word: meanness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Even the pros in golf need a little divine guidance at times, and when Evangelist Billy Graham, no mean golfer himself, was in Atlanta for a pro-amateur round before the Atlanta Classic tournament, he took the occasion to hand out a few tips from "the greatest pro of all time-the Lord Jesus Christ." Proper stance: "We must take a stand on what we believe in." Proper grip: "Get a grip on life." Hitting the ball from inside out: "True also in life, since the Bible says you have a body with a spirit inside it." Keeping your...
Violin Drawback. Fortas' move did not mean any loss of influence with the President. Johnson has continued to consult him almost daily on everything from speeches to major policy decisions. And Fortas' lawyer wife Carolyn (they have no children) is also a Johnson favorite. Though many of his votes presumably would meet with presidential approval, no one would seriously suggest that Fortas is anything but his own man. Before joining the court, he had a long and distinguished record as a civil libertarian and a defender of State Department employees during the McCarthy era. He argued an insanity...
...bored stiff bv the routine of his job, especially Sunday-morning "tune-in duty," when he monitored church services on earth He sometimes complained of the lonely burden he bore as ruler of the universe. "The buck, as Mr. Truman said, stops here, ' God wrote. "And I mean it really stops here. I would give my omniscience to be able to pass just one decision on to higher authority...
...worth some $130,000 in common stock and less than 1% in preferred stock. King is taking his reversal with his customary insouciance. "I removed my predecessor as chairman, Mr. Bartholomew," he reminded people. "You know what Fleet Street is. It's a bit of a jungle. I mean it's not played like an old-fashioned minuet...
...Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., with a copy of "Down With Capitalism," a recent issue of the Lampoon, at the base of the flagpole. Representative Tomas Blanton (D.-Tex.) literally rushed to the rostrum of the House "to warn his colleagues and the country," "suspecting that the flag might mean the signal for social revolution," according to the Boston Post...