Word: storming
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...write," he said, "it's what others have done which has caused this Nixon talk. The others [Goldwater and Rockefeller] are active and running. I'm not. And it's because there is disillusionment with Kennedy. The election results in the major cities are a storm signal. So there is the possibility Kennedy could be beaten, and this is an increasing possibility. As this possibility increases, so does the interest in getting a Republican who can win. I find there is a correlation between Kennedy's failures and interest in me. As he goes down...
...Night Mourned. All over West Germany, ceremonies marked the 25th anniversary of Kristallnacht (Night of Crystal), when Hitler's Storm Troopers went on a nationwide rampage against the property, dignity and life of the 400,000 Jews who had not yet fled their German homeland. Synagogues were put to the torch. Thousands of Jewish stores were plundered and had their windows smashed (hence the night's bitter nickname). Thirty-six Jews were murdered and 25,000 arrested...
When the sea winds howl and the ship wallows, the smart skipper heaves to and rides out the storm. By this standard, the Navy's new Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral David Lamar McDonald, 57, is as wise as they come...
McDonald, a thin, quiet man who reached his job via Annapolis, naval aviation, carrier service and top European commands, is painfully aware of the Navy's problems, but feels he can weather the storm. He is convinced that the Navy's case is a reasonable one, that McNamara and his aides are reasonable men. Says he of McNamara's decisions: "If I simply cannot live with the policy, I will face my superior with the fact and will either get his modification of the policy or will leave...
Freeze in the Tropics. Governor Ralph Paiewonsky, however, is after bigger business. He offers a ten-year corporate tax forgiveness and other come-ons that have blown up a storm of protest. Many islanders objected when Paiewonsky agreed to pay $3,000,000 to Harvey Aluminum for dredging a ship channel near a $25 million alumina plant that it is building on the island of St. Croix. To critics Paiewonsky snaps: "We don't want suitcase industry that comes in and takes tax concessions for ten years and then runs out. Heavy industry is what we need...