Word: contest
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...polls, regardless of any kind of international supervision that might be devised. The U.S., in turn, argues that forcing Thieu into a coalition now, let alone forcing him out of office, would hopelessly prejudge the polling and damage his chances of proving himself in a fair electoral contest...
Strange Allies. Yorty's strategy, which Bradley last week called a "blatant appeal to racial prejudice," was effective even beyond the mayoral contest. It produced a vote of 840,000, or 75% of the 1,100,000 voters eligible, 137,000 more than had turned out in April. Two school board candidates who traded heavily on the violence issue defeated moderate incumbents...
ADAPTATION-NEXT. Two one-acters, both directed with a crisp and zany comic flair by Elaine May. Miss May's own play, Adaptation, is the game of life staged like a TV contest. Terrence McNally's Next features James Coco in a splendid performance as an overage potential draftee...
ADAPTATION-NEXT. Two one-acters, both directed with a crisp and zany comic flair by Elaine May. Miss May's own play, Adaptation, is the game of life staged like a TV contest. Terrence Mc-Nally's Next features James Coco in a splendid performance as an overage potential draftee...
Name Calling. Bradley's campaign style mirrors his own personality-low-key and detached. In the belief that Yorty is doing a good job of talking himself out of a third term, he has chosen for the most part not to be drawn into a name-calling contest. Instead, Bradley has addressed himself to such issues as federal aid to schools and especially to the need for stricter law enforcement. "I intend to work for the end of violence," he says, "so that once again that which unites us will be stronger than that which keeps us apart...