Word: 97th
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...parting shot by some people who are losing their jobs shortly. Let the Government sue." Charleston politicians chose to see the crackdown in even pettier terms-as an attempt to create an embarrassment for South Carolina Republican Strom Thurmond, who will head the Senate Judiciary Committee in the 97th Congress. Thurmond agreed. Said he: "South Carolina didn't go to Carter this year, and it's a little funny that they decide to file a case only after Carter lost." Justice insisted, "The decision was based solely on its merits...
With adjournment looming, the 96th Congress moved last week to set itself up for the 97th and Ronald Reagan's White House. Among House Republicans, the preparation took the form of electing Illinois' Robert Michel as minority leader over Michigan's Guy Vander Jagt; obviously, the feeling was that the new President's legislative program stood a better chance against the Democratic majority under Michel's brand of amicable persuasion. Republicans also elected New York's Jack Kemp as chairman of the party's conference, or caucus, and Mississippi's Trent Lott...
...Yale fans shouldn't worry too much if Jack Kelley forgot to wear his sandals to breakfast this morning. As the Elis roll into Cambridge for their 97th meeting with the Crimson, they're bringing with them more than lucky charms and the lust for revenge...
Playing on their home turf, the Bulldogs conceded to play the game as Harvard asked, with rules allowing a player to run the ball as well as kick it. Although it doesn't seem like much today--as the Elis trot into Soldiers Field for the 97th matchup of the series--Harvard set the trend in football back then. Even though Yale walked away with a defeat, the Elis adopted the rules and stuck to them in the following years...
...97th time, the season begins and ends today. The Dartmouths and Browns and Princetons all stand as ancient and distinguished rivals, but there is only one Yale Game--The Game--and for about three hours on a late fall afternoon, it is the only Game in the world...