Word: californiaisms
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...while I was senator-at-large and then student-body president of the University of Southern California, I was a delegate to many N.S.A. conventions. I observed the ultraliberal attitude of most of the association's officers, and voted against resolutions that many of us felt undermined our free enterprise system. Citizens who study the N.S.A. record can only conclude that if the "integrity of student organizations" is being subverted by an intelligence agency, that agency certainly must not be an American...
...People who were raised under liberal Republican and Democratic governors, who became blasé about the benefits of such administrations, and who voted for a change are now being awakened-by the closing of unemployment centers, the attempt to charge college tuition, the ouster of University of California President Kerr, and the appointment in all branches of the state government of conservative businessmen. By his actions, Reagan has redefined the word conservative, thus doing more for the Democratic Party than any ten Democratic speakers could...
Only Frustration. Pasarell needed all the mental muscle he could muster last week. To get into the finals, he had to beat France's Daniel Contet, Britain's Graham Stilwell, Denmark's Torben Ulrich, California's Stan Smith and Graebner. He got by them all. Against Ashe, Pasarell had to use his brain instead of his bomb when he hit a wild streak and could not find the court with his first serve. He switched tactics by easing up, angling his serves wide into the corners, and rushing the net consistently. Time after time, he caught...
...women's finals at Winchester, Mass., California's Billie Jean King, 23, also won her second straight indoor title, beating Trudy Groenman of The Netherlands...
...most of the game, the Indians employed a zone defense, forcing Harvard into a standard offense with Gallagher at the low post. Against man-to-man defenses, the Crimson uses its rotating California offense. Harvard Dressler 14 Gallagher 17 Royer 14 Martell 11 Gustavson 8 Johnson 5 Beller 2 Total 71 Dartmouth Colgan 20 Sturgis 12 Malm 12 Duke 11 Felmoister 8 Mathias 3 Dunlop 2 Stableford 1 Total...