Word: affronts
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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Jock of course takes it all as a personal affront, and when the new boy outrages the other officers too-by suggesting that the manner of their footing in the fling, a point of pride in kilted regiments, is a disgrace to Scotland-Jock sees his chance and takes it. At the next regimental rout he defiantly leads a drunken reel. The colonel throws a tantrum, disgracing him self before his officers and the battalion before its guests. But the triumph and the whisky go to Jock's head, and he makes an even more costly blunder than...
...President's speech to the convention (see box) brought still another ovation, another remarkable show of affection that even he had not expected. The talk itself was a resounding defense of the Eisenhower years and a challenge to the Democratic affront, as he saw it, that the U.S. is "second best." He was interrupted by vigorous applause no less than 72 times. Still glowing over his reception, Ike turned in another rare performance with an extemporaneous talk next morning at a breakfast for 600 Republicans. "In the operation of any great human organization," he said, "constructive plans and programs...
...have not been on speaking terms for years. Mrs. Davis, who takes an active interest in the Post and serves as its secretary-treasurer, cannot understand her sister for taking no interest at all. Thus, when May Bonfils Stanton sold her stock, Mrs. Davis took it as a personal affront...
Khrushchev's own manners were no help. At a special performance of The Magic Flute by the Vienna State Opera, he dozed off to sleep, an amazing affront to opera-loving Viennese. And next day, when Communist-led workers in an automobile factory gave him the warmest reception of the trip, Nikita turned beaming braggart. "I am like the merchant who comes to the market with a bag full of goods," he said. "I can say to all of you: Wrap up all your goods and send them to us. We can buy all of Austria." Nikita was just...
...objections of doting Queen Mother Zaine, Hussein had tried to persuade the prince to go abroad for medical treatment. Finally last week, the palace cryptically announced that Mohammed would leave at the end of the month for a trip to the U.S., Canada and Britain (lest this seem an affront, the King named his younger brother viceroy during his own two-day absence from the country this week). Prince Mohammed still remains the immediate heir to a stouthearted young King whose perpetually threatened life is all that keeps alive the dynasty of the Hashemites...