Word: populars
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Many a pollster, pundit and politician who has been probing the U.S. body politic has found a pervading uneasiness in the 1958 campaign about the President's personal leadership, about whether or not "Ike is really in charge." Even while agreeing that Ike still stands high in popular affection, Syndicated Pollster Sam Lubell wrote last week that doubts about Ike's leadership may well be the make-or-break factor of the campaign (TIME, Oct. 6). "This leadership thing is the main trouble we're having with money and everything else," adds a Republican congressional candidate...
...Tory stock was going up, the nation's gold and dollar reserves were at a seven-year high of more than $3 billion, and not even Britain's fear of war over Quemoy had produced much of a public clamor. The man nobody thought could ever be popular had brought his party a long way from the dark days of Suez. Said one happy Tory last week: "We're well on our way to having a Father Figure...
...classic chase. Along the great flyways of the nation, ducks headed south. From California to the Carolinas, observers reported ground-game population on the increase as hunters and dogs prepared for one of the best seasons ever for the U.S.'s third (after fishing and bowling) most popular participation sport...
...fairly strong case might be presented. In these days of high-pressure athletics, lacrosse and golf are refreshingly low-pressure. The men who play these sports do purely for fun--there are no rewards here in terms of headlines, scholarships, or popular acclaim...
Previously, the Third International had tried to win over Western sympathies with its Popular Front, but had not succeeded in capturing any governmental control, and abandoned the policy of uniting with the Bourgeoisie after several years...