Word: winning
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...believe you have presented in one picture [June 7] the most eloquent portrayal of the U.S. today and the evolution of its citizenry. The big question: Which will win out-the robe of status quo, or the spirited cry for reappraisal evident in the beard, turtleneck, medallion and look of challenge on our graduate's face...
...Texas' three-term Lieutenant Governor, Preston Smith, 56, a homey, lackluster conservative from Lubbock, defeated Liberal Houston Attorney Don Yarborough* by 756,909 votes to 620,726 in a runoff for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Though articulate and imaginative, Yarborough failed to win any major financial or editorial support against Smith, who called for "more of the good, sound, conservative government we have had in the past." In November, Smith will face Wichita Falls Attorney Paul Eggers, a virtually unknown candidate who is unlikely to make Texas history by becoming the first Republican Governor since Reconstruction...
...Alabama's former Lieutenant Governor, James B. Allen, defeated Representative Armistead Selden to win the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat being vacated this year by Lister Hill, who is retiring. Since both Allen and Selden support former Governor George Wallace, they virtually ignored issues in their campaigns, relied instead on personal attacks, with Allen accusing Selden of being one of "the Washington crowd"-a dirty phrase in Alabama. The Republicans, who will nominate a candidate at their convention this month, have little hope of preventing Allen from traveling up to join the Washington crowd himself...
...Harvard and Yale insist on remaining aloof from that test, a policy which has generated mild irritation among Harvard fans who would like to see the Crimson racing with real competition, especially in these high-glory years of Harvard Crew. Pennsylvania is favored to win the IRA's again this year, as it did last year...
Freshman Heavyweight Coach Ted Washburn took an unusually small and light squad and turned it into a gutsy, scrappy crew whose will-to-win constantly amazed observers. Like the JV, however, it succumbed twice to Penn, which put a brute-boat on the water that averaged some fifteen pounds heavier than the Harvard frosh...