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...railroad strike. Even loyal White House men speak of a "trough." Unemployment has climbed to 5.8% and inflation continues unchecked. A major national undertaking that has Nixon's backing−development of a supersonic transport plane−is in danger of being abandoned. Former Interior Secretary Walter Hickel. pink slip in hand, goes on television to attack the Republican posture in the election: "I think the American people want hope." A national poll shows Nixon severely slipping. Even the national Christmas tree is twice derailed on its train ride from the forest, and finally topples in Washington...
...North Sea. Climbing a creek bank, one of the hunters stumbles. "Watch yer don't jam yer moozle in the mood," warns Thorpe. In the lifting darkness, the hunters flush a pair of teal. Thorpe takes no notice. His quarry is not duck but the prized pink-footed goose. Positioning the hunters along a flyway, Thorpe raises his nose and sniffs the wind. His squinty blue eyes search the horizon. Then, lifting his face to the gray sky, he emits a series of harsh, high-pitched cries...
...castle keep of the boss's corporate kingdom; Frank W. Gay, senior vice president of that company and a onetime member of the Mormon corps around Hughes; and Chester C. Davis, Hughes' longtime lawyer. On the other side was Robert Maheu (pronounced May-hew), 53, a bulky, pink-cheeked man who, after only Hughes himself, had become the second most powerful figure in Nevada. Maheu, an ex-FBI agent, had worked for Hughes since 1953, when his own tough anti-Communism caught the eye of superpatriotic Hughes. He was assigned to several security and personal jobs, including keeping...
Tonight it is beautiful here. Crickets squeaking, frogs croaking. Fresh air. Dew. Every night a mocking bird roosts in the tree outside my window and singe. Tonight a nearly full moon rises, pink-orange, over the forest. It is easy to see how people could become attached to this part of the earth. It is so verdant and fertile and teeming with life...
...graceful love ballad, I Need You to Turn To, John plays the harpsichord with a delicate touch that creates just the right pinch of pink-cheeked, Highland-flavored romance. Songs like My Father's Gun and Talking Old Soldiers show the clear influence of The Band in their concern, respectively, for the history of the old American South and the ever-present pain of growing old. It is an influence freely and proudly conceded by the composers. One thing most of the songs have in common is a relentless rhythmic build-up from a quiet beginning. Burn Down...