Word: steps
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...full century in office. The first serious threat to one-party rule came in 1964, when Republican Winthrop Rockefeller polled 43% of the vote against Governor Orval Faubus. G.O.P. hopes soared higher still last spring, when after nearly twelve years in office the still-formidable Governor decided to step down at year's end to rest and-some suspect-to mount a campaign against Democratic Senator J. William Fulbright in 1968. Last week's gubernatorial primaries gave the G.O.P. its most propitious omen yet. While Rancher Rockefeller easily captured his party's nomination, the Democrats showed themselves...
...Philharmonic cello section. Indeed, the sound is so all-encompassing that, with the windows closed and the volume turned up to peak levels, it is difficult to tell if the horns are playing 1812 Overture or "Look out!" Though Safety Crusader Ralph Nader labels the tapes as "Just another step toward insulating the driver completely from the outside," the National Safety Council believes that stereo played at a normal volume is a tonic since "it helps keep the driver alert...
...grades. The school's aim is to be a link between the housewife and the university. "Most housewives are afraid to resume their education in a formal classroom," says Lynn, "because they feel threatened by the bright-eyed 19-year-olds. The Village is a steppingstone, the first step for the woman trying to get out of the kitchen. We want to stimulate self-growth and human development...
...Long Step. For Cummings and Consolidated, taking over the best money-maker in the motion-picture industry ($12.8 million earnings last year on revenues of $193.7 million) is a long step. Until this year, Consolidated limited its acquisitions to the food-processing business. The United Artists merger will not only put Consolidated over the billion-dollar sales mark this year but take Cummings into nonfood fields with vast possibilities. "We believe," said Cummings, that "the merger with United Artists is the most important diversification made by our company since its founding 27 years...
Thomas Boylston Adams, Democratic candidate for Senate, suggested Tuesday evening that the first step towards peace in Vietnam would be the removal of U. S. ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge...