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...vote. (The plot failed: Smith men saw to it that the man got to the Capitol to cast his no.) Cracking down on liberal Republicans who had promised to vote for the Rayburn plan, Charlie Halleck at one point grabbed a Congressman by the coat lapels and literally shook him. The man staggered away cursing Halleck, but he was scared enough to switch his vote from Rayburn to Smith. No Republican had any doubts that Charlie Halleck would retaliate against Republicans who voted for the Rayburn plan...
...Veterinarian Major Richard Benson stood close beside the mechanics as they took off the capsule's hatch. From inside came a whimpering sound. "He's alive!" cried Major Benson. "He's talking to us!" Soon the chimp chamber was on the deck. No. 65 grinned and shook hands with Major Benson. Then he was rushed to the Donner's battle dressing station for a physical exam. Pronounced healthy, he was then officially given the name...
...monkey-gland business was a little unusual for W. R. Hearst, who never knowingly shook the hand of anyone remotely connected with vivisection. Even the rats at San Simeon were trapped in cages and transported several miles to be released. "The Chief" was less tender toward his editors. The best story of the fear he inspired in them is probably apocryphal. One frequently terrified editor, "Bugs" Tuttle, begged an assistant to open a telegram one day. "Your mother is dead," read the message. "Thank God!" Bugs Tuttle reportedly said. "I thought it was a wire from Mr. Hearst...
...brothers, like almost all the religious businesses, have long been exempt from taxation. But a new clause inserted in the tax laws in 1950 left their status in doubt (though it did not affect most other church-sponsored business). To escape the ambiguity of their situation, the brothers shook up their business organization in 1957, have been paying full federal taxes since...
...neighboring peasants were amazed. The Parisians had rented 900 unfertile acres. "When we cleared away huge amounts of pebbles," recalls Vincent's great uncle, Chief Farmer Abel Thibout, "the peasants shook their heads and said, 'Don't remove them; they shade the soil and help the crops grow.' " But in eight months the city kibbutzers had cleared 185 acres and planted potatoes, beans, barley and other grains. Their potato crop astonished local government agriculture experts, and they have done so well with their other crops that government agencies have lent them better land, banks are considering...