Word: upsets
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Gerald Ford could not quite bring it off. But he came achingly close to duplicating the upset victory of the fighting underdog he so much admired, Harry Truman, and he cannot be faulted for not trying. From the beginning, it was a long shot-an accidental President swept into office on a wave of scandal, stuck with the worst recession since World War II, confronted with a charismatic opponent in a bitter primary fight and then with an all-things-to-all-people Democrat in the general election...
...rich opponent for refusing to make a full disclosure of his finances, for paying only $2,000 in federal taxes on his 1975 income of $51,000, and for refusing to make his 1974 tax return public. Starting out 30 points behind in the polls, Sasser scored a stunning upset over a highly regarded conservative who had hopes for the 1980 Republican presidential nomination...
While the Elis rejoiced, the dejected Yardlings walked off the field immersed in a mixture of conflicting emotions. Happy about the winning season, but upset about losing the Yale game and the perfect record, the Harvard players headed for the showers...
Megd Mahoney '78 said last week she was "really upset and depressed" last spring when her application to the option was rejected. She added that she "got over the disappointment" but believes the entire process of competing for five slots was "kind of strained to say the least...
...profession what Jaws did for ocean bathing, others have been more generous. After reading the corrosive chapter on his own specialty, Heart Surgeon Denton Cooley, himself a target of a few Berman barbs, commented: "A lot of fun." A plastic surgeon said that "anyone who is upset does not have a sense of humor." Rockland State Hospital's Dr. Nathan Kline, who is twitted along with other psychiatrists for pushing pills, perhaps provided the most perceptive analysis: while Berman's book is "outrageously provocative" and sometimes "pure Paul Bunyan," there is behind the barrage a serious intent...