Word: vigils
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Back in Washington this week, worn by his long vigil at the bedside of his dying father (see MILESTONES), Nixon was preparing to launch probably the most strenuous political campaign any Republican has ever waged. Flying in a chartered DC-6B, accompanied by his wife and a four-man staff, he will travel 14,136 miles, visit 32 states, make 50 speeches in three weeks. What he learns on this swing will do much to determine the size and shape of the Republican campaign during October and the first week in November...
Twice during the long vigil, Belgium's young King Baudouin appeared at the pit head, the first time dressed as he was when he got the news, in sport clothes, the second time dressed in black. Shaking hands right and left, murmuring words of sympathy, Baudouin abruptly turned toward one of the grimy rescuers who had just come up from the pit, gripped his shoulders with both hands and said, "There must be some hope." The rescue worker, at the end of his strength, turned away and broke into sobs...
...Vendetta. Three months ago, during Italy's municipal elections, the Communists staged a big rally in the square. Don Cesare chose this moment to toll his bells in celebration of a three-day vigil for St. Catherine of Siena. The deafening tones of the tocsin scattered the Red audience like autumn leaves. Three days later, the biggest bell disappeared, skillfully and silently lowered by pulleys from its 75-ft. belfry. "It wasn't for the value of the bell that they stole it," said Don Cesare, eying the gaping space in his bell tower. "It was done...
Bucking for Sainthood. A salesman for a religious supply house plagues the sisters with his sales talk for Rosary clickers (to show you where you were when you fell asleep), electric vigil lights ("flip it on for ten minutes on bus or car-gives you a lift for that tired feeling"), rosaries in which "each bead contains Waters of Jordan and a blessed guppy...
...press conferences. Meantime he haunted the doctors, stood attendance on the President's family, kept in close touch with Vice President Nixon and White House Staff Secretary Colonel Andrew Goodpaster. He got home twice, but only to shower and change his clothes. Through the long Friday night vigil, he gulped black coffee, sometimes lacing it with Scotch...