Word: tripped
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...stopped briefly for a light lunch and inspection of their grandchildren's tree, while Major John Eisenhower observed the Army's tradition that an officer eats Christmas dinner with his troops. Then, with all the family aboard, they flew off again on the last leg of the trip to the Augusta National Golf Club...
...result of his trip, Nixon is expected to submit a list of suggestions to the Administration. Reportedly among them: 1) U.S. diplomats should behave with less reserve and do more handshaking; 2) the U.S. should make a big enough commitment in Indo-China to enable the French to achieve a military victory; 3) the U.S. should adopt a get-tough policy toward Nehru's India, particularly by ignoring Nehru's objections to U.S. military aid for Pakistan. This week the Vice
President will deliver a televised report. Meanwhile, his trip had earned distinction for Nixon as the Eisenhower Administration official most likely to succeed...
...appliance dealer in Wilmington, Del., Phil Klein, 43, sells plenty of General Electric products. Looking at his fine record of orders last month, G.E.'s supply company decided to honor Star Salesman Klein; it gave him a free five-day trip to Havana. Five days later, another G.E. division took a look at Dealer Klein. The Small Appliances Division discovered that Klein was pushing sales by whacking 20% off "fair trade" minimum prices; it promptly got a court injunction to stop him from such selling. Confused by the pat from G.E.'s right hand and the slap from...
...year that saw several valiant attempts at clarifying the gloomy science of economics, Robert L. Heilbroner scored a popular triumph in The Worldly Philosophers. He made the ordinarily dusty trip from Adam Smith to Karl Marx to John Keynes as clear and straight as anyone who ever took up the thankless job. Another popularizer, and a very practiced old hand at the game. Will Durant, showed up with The Renaissance, the fifth fat volume of his story of civilization. As usual, Author Will brought down upon himself the buts and ifs of scholars, but did the period...