Word: 32nd
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...press awards dinner last week, Secretary of Commerce Pete Peterson wryly alluded to Connally's penchant for poaching in other than Treasury preserves. Said Peterson: "Almost everybody is sorry to see him go. The State Department is having a going-away party; it is now in its 32nd hour...
...launching an early attack without first castling his king into a protected corner-a basic defensive maneuver taught in every chess primer. That indiscretion proved costly; it ultimately gave Petrosian an opportunity to pin Fischer's exposed king in a devastating crossfire. Backed into a corner after the 32nd move, Fischer pondered his plight for ten minutes and then resigned. His win streak ended at 20 straight, Bobby suddenly seemed to lose his momentum...
Byrd, who has made a career of doing favors for his colleagues in the number-three leadership job, out-counted Kennedy in a showdown decided 31 to 24 by secret ballot in the caucus held just before the 32nd Congress convened...
...wore the motley collection of striped jerseys and white pants used by enlistees before the U.S. Navy settled on a common uniform. The silver cup awarded for the most authentic uniforms-the only contest at the muster-went to the variety of hand-sewn Confederate uniforms worn by the 32nd Virginia Field Music, a group from Williamsburg...