Word: miltons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...among the forces of moderate Republicanism. Henry Cabot Lodge's campaign backers were now working for Scranton. Nelson Rockefeller withdrew from the race, threw his support (and, perhaps more important, the facilities of his widespread organization) to Scranton. And while Dwight Eisenhower maintained a glum silence, his brother Milton sent Scranton a lengthy letter of endorsement, said pointedly: "I know that you avoid snap judgments and clever remarks devoid of sincerity and common sense. I admire you for your moderate but firm philosophy, and I hope the American people will realize what an opportunity they now have for placing...
...MILTON COLLEGE...
Winners were chosen by a committee headed by Dr. Milton Eisenhower. The 500 finalists were screened by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation primarily from top performers on its own tests and on the "college boards" given by Educational Testing Service...
Most of the pressure on Ike came from anti-Goldwater people, specifically including Milton Eisenhower, Minnesota's former Governor Elmer L. Andersen and, very actively, New York Herald Tribune President Walter N. Thayer...
Lost in the shuffle were the prices that other modern works set; most were lower than dealers hoped. A Milton Resnick abstraction brought only $550. A 1948 semiabstract De Kooning brought $9,000. Abstract expressionists won no enthusiasm. A huge Mathieu went for a paltry $5,250. Hartigan hit $3,000 but had a low of $700; Okada hit $2,000, Marca-Relli $3,000. The real surprise of the evening was a quiet, 1952 still life of ceramic ware, plain as a cupboard and less abstract than a Cezanne, by 73-year-old Giorgio Morandi. Winning...