Word: marginality
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...risk if Cuba, backed by the Soviet Union, threatened to take over Venezuela. Only in one hypothetical situation on Harris' questionnaire-"If Cuba, backed by the Russians, threatened to take over Mexico"-would Americans be willing to use nuclear weapons, and that by only a minuscule 43%-41% margin...
...explanation, presumably, is the obvious difference in geographical proximity. The young (under 35) tend to oppose use of nuclear weapons in the context of a Soviet-supported Cuban threat to Mexico by 43% to 40%, while their elders generally favor it by slightly more than the same margin. Those who voted for Humphrey in 1968 are against using nuclear weapons (44% to 42%). Nixon voters tend to favor them (46% to 41%) as a last resort, while Wallace backers are heavily pro-bomb (50% to 34%). Veterans in general are less reluctant than the public as a whole to risk...
...justified. But most also conclude that the U.S. has failed to achieve its aim of preventing a Communist takeover in that country. A 56% majority feel it is "very important" that Hanoi and the Viet Cong not take over South Viet Nam, and by a 50%-to-37% margin Americans answer affirmatively when asked, "Is the war in Viet Nam worth it or not?" Despite that conviction, 45% of the U.S. public conclude that the nation is not succeeding in preventing a Communist victory in Viet Nam, against only 38% who think otherwise...
Captain John Ignacio and right-hander Bob Dorwart have had similar seasons and, fortunately for the Crimson, they both reached top form in the Crimson's fourth GBL win. A three-run homer down the left field line by Ignacio and the superb pitching of senior Dorwart provided the margin of victory...
Only in its consideration of the Afro proposal did the Faculty split, and even then, it made its decision by a margin of nearly 100 votes...