Word: impactions
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Burst of Drama. Whatever effect the Nixon-Rockefeller meeting might have on the political future of Nelson Rockefeller, it had a powerful impact on the Republican Convention and on the position of Richard Nixon in the coming campaign. Nixon's bold stroke brought a burst of drama into a convention that had seemed doomed to dullness, and it lent drama to the appearance before the convention this week of that exclusive Republican asset, the President of the U.S., whose total record during his two terms in office will, despite Nixon's pilgrimage to New York, constitute the core...
Arnold Palmer, U.S. Open and Masters champion, was a heavy 3-1 choice to win: aging Ben Hogan and ageless Sam Snead were the sentimental favorites. The oddsmakers failed to figure the crushing impact of the course-or that Jay Hebert was overdue...
...Atlas last May. Alerted two weeks ago by a Radio Moscow broadcast warning the world's shipping to stay clear of the 50,000-sq.-mi. target zone, the U.S. Navy had had airplanes circling the area for days; Navy planes saw the impact, traced the rocket's progress by telemetry and radar...
...that the building should be modern but related to the culture and style of the country in which it was to be built. Designers were expected to travel to the sites, familiarize themselves with the climate and customs, local construction methods and materials. The results were dramatic. Under the impact of foreign cultures, many architects were inspired to new departures from modern architecture's dogmatic restraints, evolved a host of lively new concepts to create buildings that are graciously at home in the community, friendly and yet dignified...
...keep pace, the rival Outer Seven dominated by Britain cut tariffs between themselves by 20%, the first practical step to be taken since the Seven group was organized last May. The impact on trade patterns was almost instantly apparent. Some British automobiles will sell for $50 less in Denmark; West German chemicals can now undersell their British competition in The Netherlands but can be undersold in turn in Sweden. The split between the Common Market's Six and the Outer Seven was widening...