Word: upset
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Saigon government. Already, fears of a U.S. withdrawal have produced symptoms of a virulent anti-Americanism. Both Thieu and his flamboyant Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky last week swore they would "never" have anything to do with a coalition government that included the Viet Cong. Ky was particularly upset by U.S. criticism of the performance of the South's government and army. Speaking in Dalat, he lashed out at "those colonialists who think that by giving us a small quantity of material support that they can slander us. No one, be he named...
...Richard Nixon was upset by Nelson Rockefeller's candidacy-or the New Yorker's unexpected victory in Massachusetts-he had no trouble at all hiding his annoyance. Not only did he formally welcome Rockefeller's entry into the race-he even seemed genuinely pleased to have an open opponent at last. Choosing his words carefully, he jabbed at Rockefeller only indirectly for his refusal to enter the primaries: "I think the people ought to have something to say about the selection of a nominee. Others, of course, may have a different viewpoint and decide not to enter...
...West Germany, Von Thadden's victory was anything but beautiful. In fact, Chancellor Kurt Kiesinger was so upset by the National Democrats' surprisingly strong showing in his own home state that he immediately pledged that his-and his Christian Democratic Party's-No. 1 priority was to crush Von Thadden's party before next year's federal elections. Declared Kiesinger: "If the impression gets around that there is an awakening of Nazism in Germany, it would threaten our entire foreign and domestic policy...
Harvard's baseball team pulled off a spectacular 20-hit upset yesterday by drubbing undefeated, league-leading Dartmouth, 17-3, in the Indians' home territory, and pulling into a half-game lead in the Eastern Collegiate Baseball League...
...this afternoon at New Haven Harvard will be better and tougher. The Crimson is riding a fine 11-1 dual meet record. The squad's only loss was to Penn in an upset, and the Quakers have already lost two matches and are effectively out of the Ivy League title race...