Word: stiffs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...rich, resonant barritone that isn't always at home with his material. About half of his songs have more emotional meat than nearly any stylist can handle, and even this Dudley House gentleman cannot always get to the heart of the matter. At times he tends to be stiff in voice and movement; I wish he would let himself go more than he does. He obviously loves his stuff, and he would do his audience a favor by sharing this love more. Still, I'd walk a mile just to hear some of his tunes on Muzak, and Hammond...
...paying a price for safety," says Flight Director Glynn Lunney. "The spacesuits are bulkier, the Fiberglas itches like hell, and the seat belts are difficult to cinch down because they are so stiff. But you are seeing a spacecraft several hundred percent improved." Apollo's new safety devices, and a string of successful shots during the past year, have partially restored NASA's confidence. Four unmanned Apollo spacecraft have now flown without serious mishap, two of them atop the mighty rocket Saturn...
...first Attorney General, Civil Libertarian Biddle often objected to the decisions of the times-as when thousands of Japanese nationals were interned following the attack on Pearl Harbor. He felt no qualms, however, in dealing with eight Nazi agents smuggled into the country in 1942, and demanded stiff sentences (six were executed). At Nurnberg, he staunchly defended the legality of the trials, noting that "criminal acts are committed by individuals, not by nations...
There is evidence that other teams are pointing for Harvard in hopes of breaking McCurdy's string of fourteen consecutive dual meet victories. If Hardin, Pottetti, Shaw and company are still stiff from Wednesday's race, or if several of Harvard's backup scorers get left behind in a fast start, there could be a real scramble for the finish...
...Lewis and others) and proves that he has at last become his own man. He calls for an immediate, unconditional bombing halt in Viet Nam and phased withdrawal of U.S. troops. He possibly balances this dovish move in Asia by getting tough with the Russians in Europe, issuing stiff warnings to Moscow against any more dangerous moves on the Continent. He further breaks with the President by declaring that the Great Society is a shambles and publishing his own detailed domestic program. The essential speech accompanying this scenario might go something like this: "This election is about the future...