Word: defeating
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Arriving in Oregon after a day of California campaigning, Kennedy acknowledged defeat, "It would appear that McCarthy has won the primary," Kennedy said, "I congratulate...
...Kennedy, defeat in Oregon makes next Tuesday's California primary doubly critical, and some observers have suggested he will now find it more difficult there to achieve the resounding victory he seeks...
...many of his proposals are original. His answer to poverty boils down basically to jobs, which is roughly what everyone else is saying, but unlike many other liberals, he opposes a guaranteed annual income. "To give priority to income payments," he argues, "would be to admit defeat on the critical battlefront of creating jobs." He wants to raise social-security benefits and finance part of the increase from general revenue. He wants better housing and welfare programs. His ideas about how to finance all this are debatable. Tax loopholes must be closed, he says, starting with a minimum 20% levy...
...Reagan people are putting the Californian on the screen just as often as the White Knight -and nearly as often as the White Tornado. There are 20-second Reagan spots, 60-second plugs, five-minute shows, and a full half-hour program that contrasts Nixon's gubernatorial defeat in 1962 with Reagan's victory over the "unbeatable" Brown, an appellation that could come as a big surprise to Brown. The expertly produced program catches Reagan in a wide assortment of moods. He grins, laughs and frowns as the occasion dictates-but he always looks good. Reagan headquarters would...
Only a 9-8 loss to a powerful Exeter squad marred the Yardling's chances for a perfect record. The defeat followed two opening-season victories over M.I.T. and Deerfield Academy, which the stickmen trounced by 11-1 and 9-4 scores respectively...