Word: smoothly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Procacci get final authorization and money to tear down the Badia's 17th century east wall. The first chisel strokes opened a hole in the inner wall no bigger than a grapefruit, just large enough for Procacci to put his hand through. The inner surface was smooth, which meant it had been frescoed. "When I saw that there was a lit tle color," he recalls, "my heart skipped a beat...
...past record, Erhard might well be able to smooth things over and prevent a serious government crisis. But the Social Democrats have invited the generals to testify this week before the Bundestag's defense committee. After that, they will push for a full debate when the Bundestag reconvenes...
...embracing O'Connor, who as New York City council president was already the leading aspirant for the nomination. Instead, he shopped around for a man who would be both personally loyal to him and possessed of the New Frontier stamp. He finally settled on Eugene Nickerson, 48, a smooth, handsome type who is county executive in suburban Nassau. But Kennedy declined to fight openly for Nickerson. While Bobby waited in vain for Nickerson or someone else acceptable to him to gain momentum, O'Connor worked hard and successfully rounding up delegates for next month's state convention...
...more than a little apprehensive over their reception after the fuss kicked up by John's crack that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus. "We've got to go to America to get beaten up," moaned George Harrison as they left London. Now John was trying to smooth things over. "I never meant it as a lousy irreligious thing. I'm sorry," he continued contritely. "He really believes in Christianity," insisted George...
...which I don't have to look at anything I don't wish to." Con men and con women bilk him of a fortune and enclose his spirit brick by brick behind a wall of paranoia. A male model and his wife, whom he hires to smooth his way in New York, take off with his new car and a year's advance pay. Norman buys a mountainside in New Mexico, only to have a soulful Indian talk him into paying dearly for another thousand acres and a herd of Angora goats for the production of "Capricorn...