Word: whirlwind
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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From London Diefenbaker flew to a whirlwind day in Paris, chiefly spent with Premier Charles de Gaulle, hopped on to Bonn and a brisk handshake from Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. To both he expressed concern that the six-nation European Common Market might shut out Canadian farm products; e.g., in 1957, 30% of Canada's exported wheat went to these six countries. He indicated Canada could not agree to De Gaulle's proposed French-British-U.S. NATO triumvirate. After Rome this week, Diefenbaker will head to Pakistan, part of the Commonwealth he hopes to galvanize...
...McGovern appears to have a handy lead, rapping Ezra Benson while Republican Foss tries to avoid taking a stand one way or another on Benson. But Foss, World War II Marine Corps ace, has yet to warm up his Piper Super Cub and take off on the kind of whirlwind campaign that won him the governorship...
Victor's Open Kitchen last week was only an oatmeal oasis along the whirlwind political pathway for Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller. Before that day ended in Jamestown, he had traveled 200 miles, made nine campaign stops. At each he eased into a different device for winning friends and influencing voters. In Geneseo Rockefeller happily scribbled autographs for housewives, on handbags and even a check stub ("I never sign my autograph on a check"). In Alfred "Rocky" popped a blue Alfred University beanie on his head while 2,000 students cheered. In Wellsville he solemnly accepted 50? campaign contributions from...
...Step. Last week the Arthur Murray empire was busily checking the steps in its sales techniques in the wake of a Denver lawsuit involving a grieving widow whose friends advised her to get out and take Arthur Murray lessons and find some companionship. In four whirlwind months in 1953, Mrs. Myrtle K. White paid $20,640 for lifetime memberships. When Mrs. White came to, her savings gone and dependent on her job in a bakery, she sued Budd Howard, operator of the Denver studio. The court ordered him to give back $15,890, the value of her unused lessons...
...group then dispersed for a short while, most departing for whirlwind trips through the continent. The members met again at Wimbledon on July 4th, where they were given free tickets to the last two days of the tournament. They then attended the Wimbledon Ball, as guests of the All-England Club, which owns Wimbledon. The Secretary of the Club, Colonel MaCauley, made the arrangements for the entire trip in his capacity as a member of the Prentice Cup Committee...