Word: californiaisms
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...California...
...assured a first-ballot victory. After Texas Senator John Tower, a favorite son, released 44 delegates to Nixon last week, the former Vice President appeared comfortably past the 667 votes he will need for the nomination. New York's Governor Nelson Rockefeller had 268 delegate votes, followed by California Governor Ronald Reagan with 161. A breakdown by regions of probable leanings and first-ballot votes, as reported by TIME correspondents in all 50 states...
...California ever becomes a prosperous country, this bay will be the center of its prosperity. The abundance of wood and water, the extreme fertility of its shores, the excellence of its climate, which is as near to being perfect as any in the world, and its facilities for navigation, all fit it for a place of great importance...
Still, B.C.D.C.'s report represents no victory. The commission's temporary tenure is up next year, and the California state legislature must act on its recommendations if the bay is to be saved. In the meantime, San Franciscans are hoping that the legislators have read Richard Henry Dana...
...formerly wed to California Socialite Henriette Erhart Ruggles and Songstress Ethel Merman...