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...political reaction to Rocky's recent remarriage has been disastrous. Last week, obviously striving to reverse the tide, Rockefeller and his bride, the former Margaretta ("Happy") Fitler Murphy, undertook a strenuous social schedule. In Albany, the Rockefellers were guests at a luncheon for 44 (top state officials and their wives), a press reception for 84, and a dinner for more than 400 persons. Smiling, attractive and informal, Happy charmed almost everyone. Asked how she felt about her husband's running for President, she frankly wondered whether "one would want the man she loves to have such awesome responsibilities...
...years, has defended it successfully ever since. Like a football quarterback, Petrosyan scouted his opponent-poring over charts of Botvinnik's games. Like a boxer, he went into training, working out all winter on skis to build up his stamina, later tapering off to something less strenuous; billiards. He moved to a suburban house far from Moscow's hurlyburly, played Tchaikovsky to soothe his nerves...
...also seems to have been Lowell who decided over the strenuous objections of the defense that the hearings were not to be held in public. Defense counsel was allowed to be present at the examination of most witnesses, but not at those of Judge Thayer and the jury. This was a great handicap to the defense; so much of the case depended on the question of Judge Thayer's prejudice, and so much of the committee's report was based on the jurors' simple statement that they were not prejudiced by the judge's attitude, that defense counsel, not knowing...
Plagued by abnormally high winds throughout their strenuous Spring Vacation training session, both the Heavy and Lightweight crews are settling down now for their last crucial weeks of practice before the races begin later this month...
...principal obstacle to signing such a treaty. Rather, he maintained that the treaty has not been concluded because the Russians do not want to stop testing while the United States has superiority in nuclear weapons. Because the United States is ahead now, Church said that he personally favors strenuous efforts to conclude a treaty quickly...