Word: rosee
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...consumer has been conserving. The University of Michigan's Survey Research Center found that consumer confidence, as measured by the center's index of sentiment, dropped last November and December to its lowest point since the recession of 1958. In spite of record-high personal income, consumption rose only sluggishly and the demand for consumer credit reached its lowest point in four years. Personal saving, on the other hand, rose to 5.9% of income...
...from Easy. There, Massachusetts Republican Edward W. Brooke, the only Negro in the chamber, rose to deliver his maiden speech. Fresh from a two-week Asian tour, Brooke recalled that in the past he had often argued that the U.S. "ought to take the first step toward creating a better climate for negotiations," possibly by halting its bombing of the North. But, he said, "everything I learned, not only in South Viet Nam but also in Japan, the Republic of China, the Colony of Hong Kong, Cambodia and Thailand, has now convinced me that the enemy is not disposed...
...Robert Francis Kennedy, 41, U.S. Senator from New York, and Ethel Shakel Kennedy, 38: a boy, their tenth child (seventh son), thereby putting Bobby one up on Father Joe ("If I had known this was going to be a contest, I would not have stopped at nine," said Rose); in Washington, D.C. The couple's nine other children: Kathleen, 15; Joseph, 14; Robert Jr., 13; David, 11; Courtney, 10; Michael, 8; Kerry, 7; Christopher, 3; and Matthew...
...recently as two months ago, with FBI Boss J. Edgar Hoover and Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen both vociferously opposed to the pact, its chances seemed nonexistent. The turn ing point came on Jan. 31, when Kentucky's Republican Senator Thruston Morton rose to deliver a moving plea for passage of the treaty...
Gaunt and visibly fatigued, Connecticut Democrat Thomas Dodd rose to defend himself last week before the Senate's Select Committee on Stand ards and Conduct. It was more than a year since Washington Columnists Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson had first accused Dodd, 59, of financial irregularities, and he seemed several years older in appearance. "I have read and heard that I betrayed my trust, that I betrayed my oath, and I tell you it has been a hard thing," said the Senator, his voice cracking occasionally. "The best thing for me has been my conscience. My conscience...