Word: slights
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...wired all G.O.P. county chairmen that "only God and myself will know whom I vote for." The contest thus turned mainly on personality. Shadegg is recognized as one of the nation's most astute political managers, but his cold, seemingly superior personality offended many voters. Mecham, a slight man with a folksy twang, came across better. Born on a Utah farm, he was a high school salutatorian, a World War II P-51 pilot who was shot down over Germany and held prisoner, a self-made businessman who built up a 100-employee Pontiac dealership in the Phoenix suburb...
Away from Ravello. the Radziwills live relatively unnoticed in their London town house. Bulky, mustachioed Stash Radziwill wrestles a Cadillac around narrow London streets and looks like the chap who got his comeuppance in the final reel of every Pearl White thriller. Except for a slight accent, he is as English as the Ascot-almost. The prince arrived in London after World War II with little to his name but his name. He made some quick killings in real estate, and has settled down to quiet dabbling. Slash's cash has enabled the Radziwills to furnish their elegant Georgian...
Personalities & Bonds. By political arithmetic, the Democrats are certain to maintain control of the Senate after the fall elections, and there is only a slight possibility that the Republicans may take over the House. In both branches, it is the Southern fortress that will make the Democratic difference. In New York, the nation's most populous state. Democrats seem to be in a hopeless state of disarray; Incumbent Republican Governor Nelson Rockefeller and G.O.P. Senator Jacob Javits are about the safest bets anywhere for reelection. In the Midwest, even the most hopeful Democratic leaders talk about keeping their losses...
...earthquake that hit Naples, 20 miles away, caused a slight tremor at Ravello, and Jackie quickly sent a message of sympathy to the Neapolitan victims. "I am deeply distressed by the destruction caused by the earthquake in Southern Italy," she wrote. "The past two weeks have reaffirmed my admiration and affection for the people of this part of the world and filled me with gratitude for all their kindness and courtesy. That they, who give so much in heart and spirit, should suffer loss of life and home is truly a calamity. I pray that all who have suffered...
...best teachers are laryngectomees themselves, especially those who were voice-conscious before they had cancer. And among the many at Memphis, the teacher with the best record was a slight, bright-eyed grandmother of nine from Newton, Mass., Mary Doehler, 71, widow of a chain-store executive, had been an aspiring soprano in her youth and had taught children with speech problems...