Word: wave
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...massive wave of pro-Peron ballots struck a shattering blow at the Frondizi government and indirectly at President Kennedy's Alliance for Progress aid to Latin America...
...last week-it had been busy as usual-President Kennedy went to National Airport to bid a fond farewell to his wife, off on her trip to India. He intently watched as the plane began to move; when he saw Jackie wave from the window, he broke into a grin. As for himself, he was about to take off for Florida and a weekend rest-and also for a bit of politicking, which to him is both recreation and lifeblood, and one of the reasons he is able to stay on top of his job and feel jaunty...
Bruce and Texan John Tower peroratedsternly, "Give me liberty or give me death!" But the live hero of the night was Barry Goldwater,† who got a five-minute standing ovation complete with waving banners (FOR THE FUTURE OF FREEDOM-GOLDWATER IN '64) and two rousing choruses of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Cried Goldwater: "Conservatism is the wave of the future. It has come of age at a time of need. It has come to life after 30 years of apathy...
Mounted on the sail, and pointed accurately at the center of the sun by a special set of eyes, are five of the 13 observing instruments that OSO carries. An X-ray spectrometer measures the wave length and strength of X rays coming from the sun. A photomultiplier tube looks for powerful gamma rays that are believed to come from electrons and positrons annihilating each other in the sun's churning gas. A dust counter watches the sun to find out whether microscopic dust particles are coming from its direction...
...soon as the decision hit the wires, the sound wave that reverberated most across the U.S. was the tinkling of telephones as householders called their lawyers and ordered them to start suing. In most major cities, suits were already pending. In New York alone, 809 Long Island property owners are waiting to go to court against 40 airlines and the Port of New York Authority, which runs the three major metropolitan airports. In Seattle, 250 homeowners are suing the Port of Seattle for millions. Los Angeles International Airport will soon be slapped with claims from 3,000 residents. In Chicago...