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...Underdog Pittsburgh, roundly beaten by West Virginia (15-8) a week ago: a stirring 8-6 upset of unbeaten, high-ranked U.C.L.A. An improvised two-point conversion pass from Quarterback Jim Traficant to Fullback Rick Leeson provided the margin of victory. The week saw more than its share of upsets: Colgate stunned undefeated Princeton, 16-15, Auburn downed Georgia Tech, 17-14, Oklahoma beat Kansas, 13-7, and Northwestern spotted Ohio State a 14-0 lead, stormed back...
...growing. In a 1954 Gallup poll, only 12% of the British public considered unions bad-by 1959 the figure had nearly doubled to 23%; Says ..George Woodcock, one of the leaders of the Trades Union Congress: "We have lost the general sympathy that the public usually reserve for the underdog. Trade unions came into existence to resist injustice and oppression. Trade unions should be careful that they do not even appear to be becoming the instruments of oppression themselves...
...Detroit. Flint and Muskegon, Kennedy seemed to enjoy battling for the underdog Democratic Governor John Swainson against Republican George Romney. Scorning Romney's attempts to lure Democratic votes. Kennedy drew cheers with the quip: "One of the most interesting political phenomena of our time is to see Republican candidates in various states who run for office and say 'elect the man.' You can't find the word Republican on their literature-and I don't blame them." A different kind of sign greeted Kennedy in Detroit. Said one: "Congratulations J.F.K. on Mississippi Stand...
...even more eagerly to getting Teddy on TV. "I just long to have him alone in debate. I would like it to be just the two of us and a moderator. Oh, how I would like that." But Lodge is also a realist. Says he: "I'm the underdog now at no better than 6 to 4." Vows Grindle: "We'll campaign 16 hours a day and pray eight...
...Underdog from the outset, Jock Sturrock and his Aussie crew nevertheless made Weatherly work for her victory. Gretel was plagued for much of the summer with mechanical difficulties--she snapped her boom only a few days before the first race...