Word: fatalism
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Thus Parkland doctors thought that one bullet struck Kennedy in the throat, just below the necktie knot, another in the back of the head, and either would have been fatal. But the autopsy indicated that the first bullet had struck Kennedy in the back, some six inches below the collar line, and that the throat wound had been made by a fragment of the last bullet, which literally exploded in Kennedy's head. Parkland doctors, who worked over Kennedy as he lay on his back, apparently missed the first wound. And it might not have been fatal. The bullet...
...Fatal Flaw. Such a novel, if it is to be any good, must be a study in the nature of power and the behavior of those who seek it. Shakespeare set his great stage on this theme, but otherwise things have sadly changed. Uneasy still lies the head that wears a crown-the $80,000-a-year presidency. Nobody tells old President Edwards, due for mandatory retirement, anything he does not want to hear. He is even provided with the tragic flaw of the Shakespearean hero. He likes to pinch women's gloves from dime-store counters and file...
...young and vital man as John F. Kennedy tragically demonstrates the great vulnerability of the President of the United States. For the fourth time this century, a President has died or been killed while in office. Furthermore, both former Presidents Truman and Eisenhower have been threatened by possible fatal dangers: Truman by an assassination attempt, Eisenhower by a heart attack...
...admitted, however, that there was a disagreement on this point among various university officials, and that many felt a tax bill with limited deductions would be fatal" to college fund-raising...
...game was played under a pall when a 60-year old New York City man in the stands suffered a fatal heart attack shortly before the contest was scheduled to begin. The game was held up 30 minutes as resuce teams attempted to revive...