Word: wente
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...surprisingly, Oregon, which went for Nixon in 1960, was for him again. Nixon had 55 per cent to Humphrey's 37, and Wallace made a showing of 8 per cent. Senator Wayne Morse, long an outspoken dove, was behind in a close race with Robert Packwood. Morse seems to have hurt his chances badly in an eleventh-hour debate wiht Packwood...
Wisconsin went to Nixon at the end of a long see-saw battle. It wasn't until 80 per cent of the vote had been counted that Nixon's lead became substantial enough to call the race. Democratic Sen. Gaylord Nelson easily won re-election...
Hoffman was not prepared to lose. Before he went in, he decided to stick to the facts and not discuss any philosophical or ideological issues...
...After the race we went down to the gangway where the runners were, to see them," recounted Hoffman. "Carlos had run with an OPHR button, but Smith had not, so he asked for one. I gave him Axthelm's and then (Peter) Norman, the Australian who finished second, asked for one to wear. I gave him mine...
...Embassy reception, Mike Livingston overheard a man in an Olympic booster jacket turn to his wife and say, "There's the Harvard crew, looking dirty as ever." Livingston immediately went up and introduced himself and was followed by five other Harvard crew members. Fritz Hobbs said, "I'm from the Harvard crew and I don't think we look that dirty...