Word: reachings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...enough. He will serve out his term as Vice President, including the painful task of supervising the electoral-vote count the first week in Jan uary. He will dedicate himself to speech-making at fund-raising dinners to help pay off the party's campaign debt, which may reach as high as $7,000,000. He will press Larry O'Brien to stay on as National Democratic Committee Chairman to help reconstruct the party...
...about every other race and religion. "Unlike most dailies," the Tribune announced, "we will not compete for hard news. Unlike many weeklies, we will be neither a community bulletin board nor a pamphlet for angry manifestations." With a 14-man staff-half black, half white-the paper hopes to reach an equally integrated readership. Its projected circulation...
...Without asking whether any voter wanted help, the election judge entered the booth with every voter and instructed him to pull the Democratic straight-party lever, breaking the state law. If the voter tarried more than 30 seconds and thus appeared to be splitting his ticket, the judge would reach inside to tap him on the shoulder or even re-enter the booth...
...miracle remains elusive. Last week the Board of Trade reported that Britain's trade deficit rose to $158.4 million in October-double the September deficit-as exports dropped sharply and imports climbed to a near-record level. The trade deficit for the whole year is now expected to reach $1.68 billion, the highest figure since 1951. As one consequence, instead of achieving the "substantial surplus" in its overall balance of payments that Wilson foresaw, Britain is heading for a $600 million deficit this year...
...takes, say, two and a half seconds to appraise your situation, decide to use the emergency parachute, and decide which way to put it out (it's a little different for different malfunctions). It takes from a second to a second and a half to reach down against a 125 mile an hour wind to find the ripcord on your stomach and pull it and then punch the bag to make sure the chute is knocked out. It then takes two seconds for the emergency chute to become fully open. At this point you are travelling at the terminal velocity...