Word: wings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...years ago was more than a political accident. Rather there is evidence suggesting that the white backlash has become a potent political factor in some areas, that many of those who voted for the President in 1964 have become disillusioned with his policies and their backers, and that right-wing candidates sometimes have inherent political advantages over their liberal or moderate opponents...
...Force General Harrison Thyng, the most patent right-winger of the lot, has a good chance to capture the seat held by New Hampshire's first Democratic Senator in decades, Thomas MacIntyre. Thyng, who quit the Air Force to run in the Republican primary at the behest of right-wing publisher William Loeb, scored a narrow victory over divided moderate opposition, state party chairman William Johnson and ex-governor Wesley Powell. Thyng opposed civil rights legislation and foreign aid and insisted that increased conventional bombing of military targets in North Vietnam would halt Hanoi's capacity to fight...
...alarming as these victories appear, there is virtually no chance that all four will emerge victorious in November. What is interesting though is the fact that each right-wing victory would have been considered inconceivable six months ago. This indicates that American voting patterns may have become unusually volatile, traditionally an accurate indicator of voter discontent and frustration. But to conclude that sporadic right-wing primary victories indicate a shift in the temper of the nation's electorate in a given direction would be premature for the reason that primary conditions are sharply different from those surrounding regular elections...
...Crimson offense never got going, while the Lord Jeffs' Jaffer Kassam all set up a goal by his right wing in the second quarter and the clincher by his left wing in the third...
...second half, also came when the Crimson fullbacks were out of position and slow in checking back. Kassamali, with his back to the goal, kicked the ball over his head past the Harvard defense and George Stuckless got off a clear shot from his left wing position. Rich Hammond was covering the near side of the goal, but the Amherst wing's left-footed shot hit the cords on the far side...