Word: pounded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...White House, Johnson broke completely with his usual press-conference choreography. Thanks to a lavalier microphone, he was able to leave the lectern and prowl back and forth on a makeshift stage-all the while chopping the air, clutching his breast, slapping, clenching and conjoining his big hands to pound home his points, toying with his glasses and abandoning his previous deadpan, Sunday-sermon visage for a range of grins and grimaces, smiles and scowls worthy of a Method actor. All the while, an Army Signal Corpsman crouched unseen behind the lectern, reeling out microphone cord when Johnson wandered...
...News Is Coming Soon." The news came all too soon for once-proud Britain. After a week in which the long agony of the British pound reached a writhing climax, Prime Minister Harold Wilson's Labor government announced a cut in the pound's exchange value from $2.80 to $2.40-a 14.3% devaluation...
...during a long and hard week, Britons-and many others in the Western world-experienced a deep sense of shock at the news. Until the last minute, there were hopes and rumors that Britain would be able to free herself, at least temporarily, from the heavy pressures on the pound by getting a massive loan from its Western allies. After all, the pound is one of the two international reserve currencies (with the dollar), and its devaluation was bound to throw the West into a severe monetary crisis. Still, there it was. Growing crowds booed the police outside 10 Downing...
Pete Varney scored the second touchdown of the day on a nine-yard plunge off right tackle, Varney was outstanding all day playing linebacker as well as fullback. The 240-pound speedster was the offensive workhorse, averaging 6.1 yards a carry...
...Commonwealth-oriented company into a lean operation with new muscle to flex on world markets. Now Chambers wants out. For all his efforts, I.C.I.'s actual performance remains sluggish. And he puts part of the blame on Labor government policies; he complains that "any fool can save the pound by damming the economy." Opting for a far less demanding job, Chambers will leave I.C.I. next spring to become head of London's Royal Insurance...