Word: tour
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Buildup. It seemed especially ominous to critics of the war that the general's tour should have come at a time when the U.S. was notably accelerating its war effort. It also coincided with a massive North Vietnamese buildup just north of the 17th parallel, though little note was taken .of .that particular fact in the U.S. Yet, with four divisions of North Vietnamese regulars poised across the Demilitarized Zone, State Department officials are openly acknowledging for the first time the strong possibility of a massive, conventional invasion in a desperate attempt by Hanoi to deal...
Indeed, there were signs of a strong reaction against the irresponsible brand of dissent that scarred Humphrey's recent European tour. This week's Harris poll shows that the Vice President, who trailed Bobby Kennedy in November's popularity samplings by a 61-to-39 margin, has now edged ahead of him, 51 to 49. One of the chief reasons, speculates Pollster Lou Harris, is that the egg-tossing, paint-splattering European Vietniks who dogged Hubert won him a considerable sympathy vote back home...
Buswell performs today at Leverett House. He began a national concert tour last month with a performance in New York at Philharmonic Hall
...brisk February day when Robert Kennedy visited Bedford Stuyvesant. His hosts, leaders of the Central Brooklyn Coordinating Council, nevertheless insisted on taking him on a walking tour of the area. He was appalled at what he saw, and impressed by the demands and sophistication of the CBCC spokesmen. With reason: the women who dominated CBCC have had a lot of experience in drawing up plans for their neighborhood, and they knew pretty much what they wanted...
...city, nearly 8,000 were ruined by last fall's floods; yet all but 150 will be back in business this summer. The city has not only recovered but has actually turned the flood damage into a high-powered attraction. Visitors can now take a guided tour of the Boboli Gardens, central "hospital" for damaged paintings and manuscripts, and watch craftsmen doing the delicate job of restoring the damaged masterpieces in a limonaia (a one-time hothouse for growing lemons...