Word: weatherly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Versailles, a fairy-tale palace even in the worst of weather, never looked more romantic. At evening's end, Kennedy and Jackie drove past the lighted buildings and fountains, twice stopped to gaze at the haunting, misty landscape. With more than usual tenderness. John Kennedy escorted his wife from their car, took her arm as they walked out toward the shadowed columns of heroic statues. De Gaulle joined them, and there, with the reminder of the grandeur that was France in the background, the two men solemnly shook hands and said goodnight...
Despite the high caloric content of his Parisian dining, the President had room for two breakfasts?one, of orange juice, rolls and coffee, gulped down at a strategy conference aboard his plane?on the morning of his flight to Vienna. Despite the wet weather, more than 70,000 Austrians turned out along Kennedy's 15-mile journey from Schwechat to Alte Hofburg, the palatial residence of Austrian President Dr. Adolf Scharf. Khrushchev, grinning his cordial peasant best, had not done nearly so well; the Soviet leader drew fewer than 50.000 during his ceremonial motorcade to visit Scharf. Along...
...crowd of Soviet women and children. "We must get together," said Khrushchev, unabashed, as he reached out to shake Molotov's plump hand. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, who had been Molotov's underling for years, blinked in the bright sun and smiled a frozen smile. "Nice weather we're having," he said...
...tiny village of Fuentiduena 45 miles north of Segovia. There it had once been part of a church dedicated to St. Martin (316-397), the great Bishop of Tours whose cult had spread from France to Spain. Though the apse was nothing but a shell exposed to the weather and was not even pictured in a single Spanish book on architecture, the government maintained that it was a national monument. That meant: no sale...
While other American League teams were stumbling and grumbling about cold weather and weak benches, the Tigers were playing with convincing skill. The team batting average was a sparkling .280, and four regulars were hitting over .300. The pitching staff had a respectable earned-run average of 3.37. Against the Orioles, Manager Bob Scheffing needed no more than eleven men a game; the Tigers collected 42 hits and 29 runs in 27 innings. Afield, they made only one error to the Orioles' four...