Word: upset
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...upset contest in Rhode Island, Democrat Frank Licht defeated incumbent GOP Gov. John H. Chafee, Democratic attorney general Forrest Anderson was leading another incumbent Republican governor, Tim M. Babcock, in Montana...
While Humphrey aides talk optimistically about an upset, a state-by-state breakdown presents them with a much bleaker picture than do the national polls, conceded by both Harris and George Gallup to be inconclusive...
Pennsylvania is probably the best yardstick by which to measure the likelihood of a Humphrey upset. Nixon is now favored there, but if the Harris Poll indicates a genuine last-minute shift, one which could continue till balloting time, then the Democrats might well carry the state. Without it, Humphrey is virtually assured of defeat...
Columbia quarterback Marty Domres shattered four Ivy League records as he paced the Lions to a 34-25 upset victory over Cornell. Domres set a new passing record for one game (396 yards) and a total offense mark for one game (447 yards). He also boosted his career total offense figure to a record 2993 yards, and his career pass completion mark to a record 226 completions...
...Harvard can handle Pennsylvania at the Stadium today and Dartmouth pulls an upset in the televised game at Yale, the Crimson would become sole possessor of the Ivy lead...