Word: upsetting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...same, Harry Truman had a chilly warning to give, based on his 1948 lesson to the Republican Party that straw polls and cocksureness can upset any campaign. "I find only one thing wrong with Democrats today," he said. "They are suffering from Deweyitis, which is the worst disease in the world. You mustn't decide the election is won because the Democratic curve is going up. We've got to keep fighting until the polls are closed...
...abroad, were adamant. They would split with Arab governments only at the production stage, would not let governments in on the profits of marketing. This week negotiations are heading for a showdown in Jidda between the Saudi Arabian government and one of the biggest U.S. oil companies that could upset the whole grand scheme...
...week's end Léon Pétillon, Minister of the Belgian Congo, a veteran of 17 years in Africa, was able to say soothingly to a huge crowd in Léopoldville: "Be not upset about your future. Have care for it, but not fear: Belgium is conscious of the needs of your nascent political state. Cast a backward glance at all that has been accomplished during the last 50 years. Why should the future be less generous to you than the past?" The only unanswered question: Would the future be as generous to Belgium...
...basis of this excellent record, Dartmouth must be rated a solid two-touchdown favorite in this afternoon's contest. Still, the Crimson is physically and psychologically prepared for an allout effort this afternoon; and there are some "hunch-players" in the vicinity who have got that feeling that an upset may be in the making. 3 Probable Starting Lineups DARTMOUTH HARVARD Hibbs LE Keohane Bowlby LT Shaunessy Boye LG Keating Colehower C Foster Krutsch RG Anderson Horschman RT Briggs Palmer RE Hershon Gundy QB Ravenel Crouthamel LH Boulris Burke RH Lawson Hepburn FB Halaby
...strong Crimson soccer team defeated Springfield College, last year's national co-champion, 4 to 1, in a surprising upset on the Gymnasts' home field Saturday. Superior conditioning brought the victory, as coach Bruce Munro's squad scored three goals in the final five minutes...