Word: sway
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...causes of this decline are several. Once again the factor of Kennedy's religion will sway many Catholic voters in these counties. Hinden estimated the Catholic voting population in the two counties at 35 per cent. Another is the movement of factories and businesses to the suburbs, causing an influx of blue and white collar voters, who tend to vote Democratic...
...when demagogues could sway the great Southern Baptist Convention may be over, although the fear of the demagogue is still strong in official circles. The convention's greatest resource is in its increasing abundance of intelligent, well-trained young lay and clerical leadership. This group is sensitive to national and world opinion of Southern Baptists, and mindful of Baptist weaknesses as well as strength, it says, 'Give us time...
...jury, however, is still very much out on the 1960 election, and it will take more than one kid-gloves debate to sway the large group of undecided voters. Nixon, in particular, will have to do better in the succeeding episodes...
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...FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE. In an elaborately built, indoor San Francisco, passengers ride cable cars through quiet, hilly streets. Suddenly the earth rumbles, hinged buildings sway and shake, a house-built like a Venetian blind-crumbles while-u-wait, a tall monument topples, is stopped just short of clobbering the spectators...