Word: scanted
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Even considering the extraordinary circumstances, the fact that an avowed Conservative with scant appeal to Jews or blacks could win in New York represented something of a milestone. He did it by rallying Italian, Irish and suburban voters, and by cutting heavily into union halls that were once the exclusive domain of the Democrats. In New York, jobs and Viet Nam were not the pre-eminent concerns; the social issue was. Rockefeller benefited similarly; he had moved markedly to the right, and steadily refused to attack Buckley on Goodell's behalf. Rocky rolled up the biggest plurality of his career...
MICHIGAN: Lenore Romney found that her name is as much mud as magic in the August 4 primary for the Republican Senatorial nomination. The wife of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development squeaked by her opponent, State Sen. Robert Huber, with a scant 51 per cent of the vote. She must now face soft spoken liberal Senator Philip Hart in the general election. Hart has a good solid reputation as a defender of the consumer and as an opponent of trusts. He was an early opponent of the war and his wife was arrested in a 1969 peace demonstration...
...conservative who had become a major power in the inner "club" which controls many Senate decisions. But "Little Henry," as Virginians call him, has not developed into the political powerhouse his father was. In a special primary in 1966, the voters ratified his title to the seat by a scant 8100-vote margin...
...rushed the U.N. troops out, leaving an obvious danger zone unguarded. In the face of Egyptian mobilization, the Israelis launched a devastating pre-emptive attack on Egypt. Drubbed in the Six-Day War, Nasser resigned, knowing that the Arab masses would plead for him to return. He did, a scant 16 hours after his resignation, promising that the Arabs would strike back against Israel with "one hand." Gradually rebuilding his forces, Nasser launched a "war of attrition" against the Israelis, who were dug in along the Suez Canal. Despite his constant advocacy of nonalignment, he grew increasingly dependent on Moscow...
...fifth leg when Gretel II, closing hard on the defender, failed to follow Picker's starboard jibe and went in search of a better breeze on a port jibe. She did not find it. The fourth race saw Intrepid leading at all five marks, but with a scant mile and a half to go, the wind shifted and died down-and so did Intrepid. Playing the light air superbly, Hardy came on strongly while Ficker belatedly tried to cover with a tack that left him well to leeward of the finish line. Gretel II squeaked across Intrepid...