Word: sweeps
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...intentions really were. But the Hoover boom grew, almost without effort on Hoover's part. He had no official preconvention campaign manager, and he made no political speeches before his party met at Kansas City and nominated him on the first ballot. The election was a sweep: 40 states for Hoover (including such Democratic strongholds as Texas, North Carolina and Virginia), only eight for Al Smith. "I came to the White House with a program of vigorous policies," adds Herbert Hoover. "But instead of being able to devote my four years wholly to these purposes...
...Sophs Sweep Singles...
...need 'em." Author Ellison knows all about the mountebanks and charlatans, political and otherwise, who prosper in Harlem, and his examples (especially Ras the Exhorter, who fancies himself as a black Messiah) are richly drawn. The book's final scene, a Harlem riot, has the sweep of an epic nightmare...
...just finding out what's what," said 150-pound crew coach Bert Haines last night. Observers at Newell boat house feel that if Haines can come up with a good combination, he may sweep the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges Regatta for the first time since...
Smith, another neutral, was making a speech before the Orono-Old Town Kiwanis Club eight miles away. Ike, she said, "is on the verge of bandwagon support that may sweep aside all opposition prior to the convening of the national convention in Chicago . . ." Her words quickly reached Bangor,filtered through the meeting rooms, and added force to a trend...