Word: divisionism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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It was during Barry Goldwater's heyday in 1964 that Pollster Mervin Field asked California voters to see themselves as the politicians saw them. The result was a fairly even division. Of those polled, 32% regarded themselves as conservatives, 30% as middle-of-the-roaders and 28% as liberals...
THE DELTA: The first test may well come in the rice-rich Mekong Delta, the South's most populous region. On Sept. 1, the U.S. 9th Infantry Division turned its base at Dong Tarn over to the South Vietnamese Army. During its more than two years of operations, the...
NEW YORK-The underdogs of the world will have to find a new hero. Their darling for seven long years, the New York Mets, became champions last night as they clinched the National League's Eastern Division by trouncing St. Louis, 6-0.
The Mets, who finished in last (10th) place their first six seasons and 9th last years, must now meet the winner of the National League Western Division, either Atlanta or San Francisco, to decide who goes to the World Series in October.
In the Western Division race, the Dodgers dropped 31/2 games behind the Giants as Maury Wills made an error with the bases loaded and two outs in the tenth inning to give the Giants a 4-3 victory over Los Angeles, Atlanta crushed San Diego, 8-2, to remain half...