Word: reconfirmations
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...would solve the war by turning it over to the generals. Law and order would be maintained by eradicating an "unexplainable compassion for the criminal evidenced by our executive and judicial officers and officials." He would seek an amendment to the Constitution that would require the Senate to reconfirm "at reasonable intervals" members of the Supreme Court and federal appeals courts...
Although the old man still has a lot of strength in him, the end of the Adenauer era is indeed in sight. No more eloquent evidence was needed than the voting list when it came time to reconfirm der Alte in his office as C.D.U. party chairman. For the first time in anyone's memory, Adenauer did not win the party's overwhelming consent; in fact, 15% of the delegates abstained or voted against...
...SHOW PASSENGERS, who cost U.S. airlines an estimated $10 million in lost revenue last year, will be penalized for failing to make good on their reservations. CAB will require passengers to reconfirm reservations on some flights at least six hours before flight time, and allow airlines to impose a $3-per-ticket penalty on no-shows...
...triumph of considerate service, however, is the asininity called "reconfirmation." You are tolerably safe if you "reconfirm" at the point of departure, again at your first destination, and a third time some hours before you are due to take off again. But you can never be sure. Last year I was twice thrown off planes on which the airlines had contracted to fly me because the gate had no record of my reconfirmation, though I did. American bumped me in particularly annoying circumstances, giving me the bum's rush at LaGuardia, and so making me a day late...
...with the admirals, who thought that he neglected the Navy in favor of politics in his home state of Florida. They were scandalized when he gave an $11,800-a-year job to William E. Willett, another Dawson pal whom the Senate had refused to reconfirm as an RFC director (TIME, Dec. 24, 1951). Worst of all was Whitehair's arrogance. He told one admiral: "When you come in here to see me, bring a notebook with you." Navy Secretary Dan Kimball intended to resign a year ago, but stayed on because he feared Truman would give Whitehair...