Word: racing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...when he made his first presidential bid but dropped out of the race after Barry Goldwater was nominated, support for Wallace's American Independent Party is concentrated in the South, where Gallup gives him 38% of the vote, more than he gives either Nixon or Humphrey. But strong Wallace sentiment is found in every other section as well. He is on the ballot in all 50 states. (The Supreme Court may knock...
...this stage where or how the Wallace role will affect the major parties, but it could tip the balance in several key states. In Texas, where a Democratic poll puts Humphrey a notch ahead of Nixon, Wallace at present has 26% of the vote. In Missouri, also a tight race, he has 22%. In Michigan and Pennsylvania, where Humphrey, according to the Democrats, is also slightly ahead, Wallace pulls...
...lead appears so commanding that even a large Wallace vote may not affect the outcome. Certainly Nixon could count on most of the Southern states if Wallace had sat this year out. Certainly Humphrey could depend on union support in big industrial states if Wallace were not in the race. "Originally," says Al Cella, Humphrey's chairman in Massachusetts, "the assessment was that Wallace would not cause much harm because this is a 'Democratic' state. That view has changed. Humphrey is in very serious trouble here...
...Seals won his second consecutive race and paced Harvard's freshman cross country team to an 18-45 victory over Andover Academy yesterday...
With the Ivy soccer race in turmoil after three upsets last Saturday, title favorites Harvard, Penn, and Brown face crucial contests this weekend. Last week's results were...