Word: silents
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...giant of a man (6 ft. 3 in., 275 Ibs.) who ruled the House by brute genius, and raised the speakership to a peak of authority. By refusing to entertain "dilatory motions" (i.e., anything he disliked), Republican Reed won arbitrary power over the calendar of legislation. By counting silent members as present, he frustrated the Democratic minority's parliamentary ploy of preventing a quorum by refusing to vote. The "Reed Rules," many of which are still in use, ended House filibusters for all time. Reed was known as well for his cynical wit as for his autocratic rulings...
...committee itself remains silent on the issue. They refuse to say what consideration has been given to Boston, decline to reveal what other cities have been discussed, and have no comment on when or whether a decision will be made...
...elections) would be respected at Punta del Este. Olivares de livered his message to Chile, then landed in Buenos Aires to see Frondizi. Castro's messenger was bluntly told that Frondizi was "too busy." After an hour with the Argentine Foreign Minister, Olivares marched out frozen-faced and silent. Shortly after the meeting, the Argentine Foreign Office released a pointed com muniqué repudiating Communism and ex pressing "enthusiastic support" for President Kennedy's Alliance for Progress...
...Silent Silo. Cushioned in their air-conditioned concrete silos, the Minutemen will be able to withstand all but direct nuclear hits; the Air Force estimates that the U.S.S.R. would have to fire some 20 missiles at a single Minuteman site to have a 90% chance of a kill. Even the commodes in the control center will be mounted on rubber to withstand nuclear shock. A door weighing 45 tons will close off each silo to the sky. If an attack heaps earth and other debris over the door, it can be blasted open...
...Minuteman waits in its silo, its guidance system will stare fixedly at the North Star, its silent gyroscope will spin ceaselessly. Cranked into its memory drums will be the data to guide the missile to any one of several targets. The guidance system itself cannot be jammed by electronics once it is set in motion...