Word: doves
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...civil rights in a state that still clings to many Old South attitudes. But Brewster is relatively tough on law and order, while Mathias emphasizes the need to remedy the causes of social disorder. Brewster supports the Administration on Viet Nam; Mathias has been a fairly consistent dove. Mahoney, a self-made contractor, has muted his racist rhetoric since 1966 but still appeals to "antis," no matter what they may be against. He cannot be counted out entirely in a state that gave Wallace 42.7% of its votes...
...John Joyce Gilligan, 47, a former Congressman and Cincinnati councilman, it has been a long, long time from May to November. Last spring, heavily supported by labor unions, Gilligan unseated Ohio's moss-backed Democratic Senator Frank Lausche in a primary. But when Gil ligan, a Viet Nam dove, pointedly refused to support Humphrey before the Chicago convention, the unions slammed shut their coffers. Not until October, when their feud with Gilligan was finally papered over, did they reopen them...
...liberal Democratic dove among Ida ho's conservatives is a rara avis indeed. But Frank Forrester Church has al ways been something special. At 32, he was the youngest man in the U.S. Sen ate. Now 44, he has won a nationwide reputation as one of President Johnson's most adamant critics on Viet Nam. It is a posture that does not sit well with some Idahoans. He is also bucking a G.O.P. tide that seems certain to deliver the state to Nixon. Yet even his enemies concede that Church is likely to win a third term, defeating...
...with his hands on his hips suddenly dove into the pool, scrambled back out, wiped the water from his face with a grimace, and put his hands back on his hips. He was a freshman and his name was Ted. "I like to swim," he said, "but I was hoping there would be water polo. I just came for the hell of it.... I wish there were more girls...
Although Morse is known outside of Oregon mainly for his vitreolic attacks on the Johnson administration's war policy, Vietnam is a minor issue here. Packwood has recently emerged as a moderate dove, and while his anti-war credentials don't compare to Morse's that fact isn't enough to build a campaign...