Word: nevertheless
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Senate, after a loss of five seats. Nixon will thus become the first President since Zachary Taylor in 1849 to enter office with the opposition in complete control on Capitol Hill-even though the House, with its combination of Republicans and conservative Democrats, may not prove too unfriendly. Nevertheless, the G.O.P.'s gains in Congress, and more particularly at other levels, offered a dramatic demonstration of how far the party had traveled from the wreckage...
...editorial columns. "As the crescendo of black-militant demands rises," writes Haddad, "it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between the old-fashioned Strom Thurmond segregationist policy of 1948 and the modern Roy Innis separationist philosophy of 1968." Retorts Innis: "This society is racist and won't change." Nevertheless, the two have some grounds for agreement. "Roy and I," says Haddad, "are not such purists that we can't isolate a problem and discuss it. We can both agree, for instance, on the need for developing black institutions." They plan to start a journalism training program for Negro...
Alumni demands accounted for the 5000 oversubscription on Nov. 7. Nevertheless, Yale was able to supply each alumnus applicant with two tickets. Some graduates asked for substantial blocks of seats...
...within the violin section, insufficient attention to phrasing and a peculiar inability to play a genuine piano. Each of the orchestra's winds performed admirably. Mr. Adams tended to exaggerate accompaniment figures and often failed to convey a sense of relaxation to the ensemble, but was a gifted conductor nevertheless...
...understandably disappointed after his team's narrow losses. The Tigers' passing has been weak this season, especially against Harvard when they gained only 78 yards in the air. But the return of Scott MacBean, their best passer who is just recovering from cracked ribs, should help against Yale. Nevertheless, the Tigers will have to overcome their inconsistency from one play to another if they are to pull an upset...