Word: winning
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Currently the Paris talks are stalemated, for why would anyone negotiate what he expects to win by default...
...results suggest that growing impatience with the war especially among the leaders-could undermine President Nixon's efforts to carry out a program of controlled disengagement. But they also show that Nixon has managed to win broad support for two crucial points of his Viet Nam policy-withdrawal of American troops pegged to "Vietnamization" of the war, and holding out for the right of South Vietnamese self-determination. Fully three-quarters of the public polled favor the President's program of troop withdrawals. But half of the general public would be willing to back Nixon in one last...
Embroiled in a war they cannot win under the rules of engagement and do not wish to lose, Americans find themselves confused as they look to the future. Although most have abandoned hope for a military victory, only a minority expect the Paris negotiations to produce an "honorable settlement...
...factor in the impressive showing was the Jewish vote-of which Lindsay received 54%. From the beginning of the campaign, politicians have agreed that the outcome would hinge on Lindsay's ability to win back Jewish voters, who constitute the largest single bloc in the electorate. Jews were alienated by Lindsay's backing of a school-decentralization plan that led to last year's school strike and conflict between blacks and the predominantly Jewish teachers union. And, like other middle-class whites, they felt neglected by city hall. In a major fence-mending effort, Lindsay stepped...
...victory was the Bulldogs' seventeenth Ivy win in a row over three seasons. Eli quarterback Joe Massey marched the team 74 yards after the kick-off, depending mainly on the running of half-back Don Martin and fullback Bill Primps, and the outcome of the game was decided...