Word: although
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...votes enough to assure victory in key states. Time after time, Richard Nixon inched back in nonmetropolitan areas-but rarely by enough. By pre-election estimates, Philadelphia had to go to Kennedy by at least 200,000 for him to win in Pennsylvania; the city went by 326,000. Although Nixon won 52 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, the state went down the drain for the Republicans. Kennedy carried New York City with 63% of the vote, far more than enough to take New York State's 45 electoral votes. Nixon ran well in outstate Michigan-but Kennedy...
...Although only three students have borrowed from the plan this year, Pyne suggested that more might take out loans after the tuition increase in January...
Miss Bardot's attempts to find the real murderer produce reactions ranging from catcalling laughter to a commendable degree of tension. Where the heroine of an Alfred Hitchcock movie would creep inquisitively into a fruit cellar, Miss Bardot pursues her suspicions into an attic, and although the only person she finds there is a police officer also investigating the crime, the classic suspense formula nevertheless brings forth some tight moments...
Both the American Constitution, under which the Puerto Ricans live, and their own Commonwealth Constitution of 1952, insist on the separation of religious and political powers. And Cardinals Spellman and Cushing in this country both opposed the Puerto Rican hierarchy's stand--although it is specifically provided for under canon law. These considerations, however, are secondary to the mandate of the popular vote...
...governor's record, in the 12 years in which he has held office, is remarkably good. He has improved the living standard of the once-blighted island, provided schools, and nearly wiped out illiteracy. His record as a democrat is also excellent, although his domination of the Popular Democratic Party raises the question of succession when the 62-year-old governor dies or retires...