Word: swiftness
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...Terrible Swift Sword, Catton...
Only a few months ago it seemed to many Republicans that New York's Governor Nelson Rockefeller was virtually certain to get the Republican presidential nomination in 1964. But after his remarriage, the polls showed a steep and swift decline in his popularity. Arizona's Senator Barry Goldwater suddenly became the front runner, and by an impressively wide margin. Governor Rockefeller had to do something, and last week...
...hold the most violent explosion that could possibly happen inside, and it will be tight enough to keep any trace of radioactive gas from reaching the outdoors. In normal operation, except for diluted gases discharged up a 500-ft. smokestack and harmless amounts of waste washed away by the swift currents of the East River, no trace of radioactivity will escape from the plant. Says Harland C. Forbes, Con Ed's board chairman: "I think it represents the ultimate in safety...
...color photography is unnecessary and jarring, but little else is wrong with this film. With accurate casting, a swift screenplay, and authentic German settings, Producer-Director John Sturges has created classic cinema of action. There is no sermonizing, no soul probing, no sex. The Great Escape is simply great escapism...
...President had warm talks with Italy's Prime Minister and President, and told leading Italians at a formal dinner: "The siren temptations of those with the seemingly swift and easy answers on the far right and far left will always be great. But I am convinced that Italy and the United States will draw even more closely together...