Word: southernism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Operating from this strength, Nixon has begun, however cautiously, to risk offending some of those who elected him. Negroes are still suspicious, but many Southern whites who voted Republican in November are unhappy about the Administration's school-integration policy. Last week Nixon went against the advice of some senior aides in recommending repeal of the 7% business-investment tax credit as part of his tax package (see BUSINESS). Repeal of the credit is primarily an anti-inflationary measure, but the predominantly Republican business community will pay the bill. The President's other tax proposals-reducing the burden...
...cotton farmer and one of a handful of Republicans in the state legislature. Three bad harvests in a row forced a move across the state line, and in 1930 Robert Finch Sr. took a job as a sales manager in San Francisco. Two years later, the family transferred to Southern California, where his son has lived ever since. Young Bob was deeply influenced by his father, and when he died of cancer in 1941, Finch struck out almost fanatically to fill the void in his life. Emulating his father, Bob became a fervent campus politician at Inglewood High, winning...
...talk politics?"war games," in Finch's words?and found that they generally agreed. For Finch, 13 years Nixon's junior, it was, as he recollects, "all very flattering." On Nixon's urging, Finch returned to California two years later to get a law degree from the University of Southern California. Against Nixon's advice, he decided, at 26, to challenge veteran Congressman Cecil King in a strongly Democratic district. Two years later, he tried and lost again. In 1962, he returned Nixon the favor, advising him against his disastrous run for the California governorship. For once, he stayed...
With a history almost parallel to Ignacio's, senior Dorwart finished last season in tremendous form with a 2-1 eleven inning loss to Southern Illinois in the NCAA World Series. Early this year however, Dorwart completed only one of his first four starts and his ERA soared...
Ignacio finished his season last year with an outstanding performance in the NCAA finals that raised his batting average to 284. But this season the senior left fielder got off to a terrible start on the Southern tour that left him hitting only .176 for the first eight games...