Word: minnesotans
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Minnesotan Robert Ely, 41, winner of the N.B.A. for his second book of verse, The Light Around the Body, harked back not to Byron or Donne but to celebrated atrocities of the past. "I am uneasy at a ceremony emphasizing our current high state of culture," said Bly. "It turns out that we can put down a revolution as well as the Russians in Budapest, we can destroy a town as well as the Germans did at Lidice, all with our famous unconcern." For his hyperbole-the kind of thing that Vladimir Nabokov calls poshlost-Bly drew some expected cheers...
...feel nothing but admiration for the courageous Minnesotan who gave so many students renewed hope in a political process that seemed--and may well be--incapable of coping with the nation's crises. Yet there can be little doubt that of the two men, Kennedy has a far better chance of capturing the Democratic nomination. We urge Gene McCarthy to step aside in favor of Kennedy, who offers the best hope of winning the Presidency and extricating America from Vietnam...
...cold campaign trail and into a warm New York reception stepped dissident Democratic candidate Senator Eugene McCarthy, 51. The Minnesotan, who had spent the week slogging through wintry New Hampshire, found a more congenial welcome at the Manhattan town house of Socialite Gloria Vanderbilt Cooper. About 200 friendly writers, artists and jet-setters crowded around to hear him proclaim that "it is necessary now to admit to a kind of complete failure in Viet Nam." Poet Robert Lowell responded on the spot by announcing that he has formed a brand-new National Committee of Arts and Letters for McCarthy...
Galbraith, who is chairman of Americans for Democratic Action, said he had called a meeting of the group's leaders Jan. 1 to consider endorsing the maverick Minnesotan. In a telephone interview last night Galbraith said his statement did not constitute an endorsement, but added that he thought the primary fights would be good for the Democratic Party and good for the country...
...Hubert Humphrey was not the only Minnesotan Lyndon Johnson was seriously considering as his running mate. The junior Senator, Eugene McCarthy, was also, Johnson observed fondly, "the kind of man who will go to the well with you." Humphrey, of course, won No. 2 place at the well, but Johnson's regard for McCarthy-and vice versa-was apparent. Last week, with little residue of that regard left on either side, McCarthy began his own campaign for the presidency as the Democratic peace candidate...