Word: alabama
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Alabama...
Nixon's strategy rests on his ability to siphon off enough strength from Alabama's George Wallace to nail down the electoral votes of several Southern states. He is emphasizing "law and order" himself, but Agnew is doing it in much tougher terms. "Nixon and Agnew are riding the right issue?trouble in the streets," said a Maryland Republican. "It's the big issue. It outruns everything, especially with women voters. They're scared to death to walk down the street any more. But what a hell of an issue to have to run on." According to a Democratic strategist...
...scene possessed a grotesque impropriety. At the tomb of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield, Ill., Alabama's George Corley Wallace, symbol of unregenerate Southern racism, reverently placed a wreath of red and white flowers. Said Wallace: "It's good to be in the land of Lincoln...
...Alabama (10 electoral votes): On the third party candidate's home turf, a pushover for Wallace...
...flaunt that attitude in Alabama is asking for trouble, so Huie takes precautions. He and his wife Ruth live in a house that is designed for self-defense. Every room has an outside exit. Spotlights have been placed on the roof, on the patio, on the lawn. Many of them can be turned on at Huie's bedside. "There are no shadows around this house at night," he says. The house is also equipped with three Remington riot guns, one for the use of guests. Huie, a crack shot, also has a riot gun fastened to the front seat...