Word: wingdinging
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A FEW weeks before John Connally was sworn in as Secretary of the Treasury last February, he threw a big wingding at his ranch in Floresville, Texas. Under a striped tent the guests dined on succulent barbecued ribs and homemade ice cream. Their host, glowing and happy, exclaimed: "You know...
For Texans it was like old times before the emergence of a viable Republican Party. The only significant elections then were the Democratic primaries, and the party could afford wingding battles over faction, ideology and personalities without fear of losing office. Now the G.O.P. holds one Texas Senate seat and...
No one could quite recall why Danish Prime Minister Jens Otto Krag had come to Washington. But no one who attended it would ever forget that his visit precipitated the swingiest wingding the White House had seen in years. "It was the best of my life, and I'm...
That, among other places is where Temple Fielding comes in. Fielding sells more general guidebooks than any other American writer, cares not a whit about Europe's treasures. He dismisses the Louvre in 16 lines, half of which are devoted to its snack bar, and his principal comment about...
Only four boats reached Bimini, and only two attempted the return trip. Aboard Thunderbird, bearded Jim Wynne was having his problems-his engines cut out three times when waves tossed the boat clear out of water. CoDriver Walt Walters was knocked un conscious when a wave broke across the boat...