Word: strengthing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Kentucky was the first border state to indicate that Wallace's strength would be held to the Deep South. Nixon's strategists postulated a "periphery theory" which required him to carry the border states, and in Kentucky, at least, it paid off. Nixon received 44 per cent of the vote, Humphrey 38 per cent, and Wallace, an amazingly small 18 per cent...
Regional and multilateral responsibility is the only way in which small and medium sized nations--particularly those living near the borders of the great powers--will be able to gain the collective strength necessary goth to withstand the pressure of internal aggression and/or subversion and muster the economic and social resources which few have within their own limited means...
Illnesses sapped the Crimson's strength for Saturday's game. Jaime Vargas, Richie Hardy, Scott Robertson, and Pete Bogovich all played with minor ailments, and the team never mustered enough consistency or drive to combat the hustling Quakers...
Harvard was in possession of the ball for most of the game. Their opponent's strategy of concentrating most of their strength in the defense, however, was enough to block most of the Crimson's scoring attempts. Providence pulled back as many as five players in front of the goal for much of the game...
According to John Becker, president of Becker Research Corporation, a firm that has polled for Governor John A. Volpe (R-Mass.) and Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass.), there is a "hidden" Wallace vote that will siphon off potential Nixon strength...