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...formula of the local organization and the volunteers working together in happy harmony under the direction of a coordinator from headquarters. In a few places, such as Montana, the tough young Kennedy corps took over completely. In other states, such as Pennsylvania, Bobby soon discovered that the most prudent solution seemed to be to leave everything in the hands of the local organizations. The result, Bobby discovered, is spotty: it is working fine in Ohio, not so well in Texas, dismally in Washington...
...alternative and contrasting view," he declared, "is that neither at home nor abroad can we manifest such contentment." Galbraith predicted that "the less comfortable, the more concerned and I think the more prudent and farseeing, will vote for Mr. Kennedy. They will feel that, in failing to make change our servant, we shall have it for a master...
...some momentary confusion when Tshombe, after announcing the independence of Katanga, seemed to reverse himself a day or two later. Disarmingly, he explained to reporters that his seeming about-face was "simply a cover-up to allow Belgium to move additional troops into Katanga," and that "it was prudent to help Belgium with this little story so that Belgium could help us." He also boasted that parts of Kivu and Kasai provinces, including the valuable Tshikapa diamond fields, were ready to join his Katanga state, and he was hopefully eying populous Ruanda-Urundi, the home of the tall and stately...
President Eisenhower could, at his discretion, restore any part of the sugar cuts, presumably adjusting the amount to the extent of reprisal he deems prudent. Ike's new powers would make sense out of the absurd system whereby the U.S., by paying 5? per lb., is subsidizing the losses that Cuba suffers in exporting sugar to the U.S.S.R. at the below-cost price of 2¼ per lb. in exchange for Russian crude oil. Cuba's quota would be shifted to other regular foreign suppliers...
...Dark Vision. Whatever roles Shakespeare played onstage (some think his favorite part was the ghost in Hamlet), offstage he was a prudent investor and a bit of a snob. He bought a piece of the players' company, a piece of the Globe, and eventually paid ?60 for New Place, the second grandest house in Stratford. In 1596 his father pushed his long-dormant claim to a coat of arms, and the Shakespeares