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...decision to send Shangri-La was made by the President during his vacation at Augusta, Ga. after a special meeting of the National Security Council, which weighed intelligence of a heavy buildup of Communist jets, tanks, artillery and small arms in Cuba (TIME, Nov. 14). Presidential Press Secretary James Hagerty announced that the Navy would "seek out and prevent any intervention on the part of Communist-directed elements in the internal affairs of Guatemala and Nicaragua through the landing of armed forces or supplies from abroad." As explained by the State Department, this meant that U.S. forces would conduct...
...hectic scene in Chicago when Jack came within 38½ votes of beating Estes Kefauver, Bobby recalls: "I said right there, we should forget the issues and send Christmas cards next time." Next time was close at hand: two months after the convention, Jack Kennedy began the long buildup for his 1960 campaign. Bobby was ready and willing to try his political stagecraft on a nationwide scale...
...policy, they said, was a buildup for preventive war, which would leave its victors, at best, "emperors over the graveyard of civilization." Moreover, said the two bachelors, "the talents of women are encouraged and utilized to a much greater extent in the Soviet Union than in the U.S. We feel that this enriches Soviet society and makes Soviet women more desirable as mates...
...house party has taken to the skies. Time: between peak periods of the tourist rush to Europe. Place: charter flights across the North Atlantic. Guests of honor: thousands of Americans who might never visit the Continent without the organized buildup, the cheap fares (average round trip: $265), and the group security of the newest way to go abroad. In three years charter flights have grown 200%, now account for more than one in every ten passengers who fly the North Atlantic. This year charter flights will attract such diverse groups as Manhattan's Cliff Dwellers Deviltry and Diversion Society...
...that the cost of labor, materials and services has risen, while increased competition at home and abroad prevents rises in prices. Says Mark V. Keeler, vice president of International Harvester Co.: "We just can't increase prices as fast as costs." Adding to the burden is a buildup of inventories early this year that have not been absorbed as quickly as expected. The squeeze has put its greatest pressure on such volatile industries as steel (profits 29% below 1959's first half), aluminum, railroads, farm equipment and autos, but it has affected nearly all industries...