Word: jose
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...event of this campaign came last Thursday night, when Nixon spoke in behalf of Republican candidates George Murphy and Ronald Reagan in San Jose, California. When Nixon emerged from the hall, he was greeted by about a thousand demonstrators, who, up to his appearance, had been peaceful. Oddly enough, a path had not been cleared for the President. Nor had an alternative route for his departure been considered. The crowd was allowed to move up close to Nixon, and the crowd was becoming vocally hostile...
According to subsequent police reports, the security surrounding Nixon's departure from the hall in San Jose was hardly tight. There could have been an alternative route away from the place; in any case, Nixon's proximity to and taunting of the demonstrators could have been avoided. After the assassinations of recent years, are we to believe that these security break-downs were mere slip-ups? Hardly...
...Friday night in Anaheim-home of Disneyland-Nixon made a speech dramatizing the San Jose incident before a throng of screaming Orange County supporters. The Republican party bought television time that night to broadcast the address-and it was as good a show as any late-night horror film. His eyes rolling around in his skull, his hands chopping the air in shaky spastic motions, the President asked the nation to draw the line against those who condone and excuse violence...
...California, the Republican party suffered some severe setbacks. Incumbent Republican Gov. Ronald Reagan was re-elected with 55 per cent of the vote-much less than the 60 per cent-plus margin he had been expected to get. Despite intensive Administration efforts to capitalize on the San Jose rockthrowing incident, Democratic Rep. John Tunney defeated Republican topdancer George Murphy...
Democratic Rep. John Tunney, aided by the strong showing of gubernatorial candidate Jess Unruh, unseated Republican Sen. George Murphy. Tunney had been leading in the polls, but Republicans hoped the San Jose incident would turn the tide. Unruh ran stronger than expected against Ronald Reagan, winning 42 per cent of the vote...