Word: shapes
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Gary, like his draft-besieged colleagues around the country, is bothered and puzzled by the meaning of the Viet Nam struggle. They are not Vietniks, or frenzied protesters. Indeed, they pay little or no attention to the thin demonstration fringe. But since it is undeclared and slow to take shape, the Viet Nam war has hardly aroused the star-spangled fervor of World War II, when entire fraternity chapters tramped off to the post office to enlist en masse. The fight does not seem to have the relatively crisp delineations of Korea, where the United Nations underwrote the U.S. commitment...
...Every shape is shaken in the melee
...this left the Democrats in worse shape than ever. Carl Sanders, the incumbent Democratic Governor, is prevented by Georgia's constitution from succeeding himself. The leading contender for the nomination had been Ernest Vandiver, a former Governor, but a six-year history of coronary-artery disease and several recent attacks of angina pectoris forced him to withdraw. He was not too reluctant. In a recent poll, U.S. Representative Howard ("Bo") Callaway, 39, a rich, attractive campaigner who was elected in 1964 while Barry Goldwater was carrying the state, led Vandiver by nearly...
...that are better made at the state or local level. On the other hand, Washington is recognizing that many of its programs need local focus and effort to make them work efficiently. The result, in the best pragmatic tradition of American politics, is that Washington is busy changing the shape and context of its aid and influence...
Lynch may well win a place if the muscle he pulled in the Penn Relays ever heals. He turned in a 51.3 early this spring in the 440-yard intermediate hurdles and has had no competition in any race in which he has been healthy. He has kept in shape by running workouts and won the high hurdles against Army Saturday...