Word: urbanize
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...over the upstate region the same pattern of Democratic strength in heavily Catholic urban regions emerges. This vote is expected partially to neutralize Republican margins in the rura counties. This pattern, it is predicted, will hold Nixon's upstate plurality to a figure considerably less than he will need to offset the expected landslide downstate
Nixon's voting record on urban renewal indicates where he stands, Harris declared: "he's against everything...
Fuller pointed out that the Republican principle of matching grants for area and urban development "is an attempt to restore local initiative." He admitted that state and local authorities are in bad financial trouble, but praised Nixon's concern over "the drying up of initiative at the local levels in this country...
...CRIMSON endorses O'Connor's candidacy for Senator. As mayor of Springfield, he has worked energetically for urban renewal and civic reform, reinvigorating this tired city while cutting taxes. He has demonstrated an ability to learn and to grow in office--an attribute regrettably not shared by his opponent, Leverett Saltonstall...
Against this background, it is apparent that neither candidate's platform could substantially raise the farmer's buying power to the level which urban businessmen enjoy. However, one of them offers a gimmick which could very well reduce the grain stockpiles...