Word: appointing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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That announcement should put an end to the department's three-ring circus, at least for now. It will certainly calm the alumni; after last spring's debacle, Bok is hardly likely to appoint anyone as unsettling to the old-timers as Peck. As a matter of fact, Pittenger's departure makes Reardon the logical choice. Popular with students, a long-time athletic recruiter and the head fund-raiser for the new athletic complex, he gets along with the athletes and, more importantly, the money that keeps the department in business. But predictably, neither Reardon nor Bok will say anything...
Back in New York, Bunau-Varilla went to Macy's to purchase colored silk for a red, white and blue Panamanian flag (which his wife sewed), and he advised Amador that the U.S. would support the revolution?provided that its leaders would appoint Bunau-Varilla envoy to Washington to draft the canal treaty. Reluctantly and a bit skeptically, Amador agreed. He sailed for Panama with Bunau-Varilla's promise of $100,000 to bribe Colombian troops; he hid his new flag under his clothing, wrapped around his torso. After arriving in Panama, Amador sent a coded cable: "Fate news...
Last week Paul announced that he would elevate Benelli to the College of Cardinals at a consistory on June 27 and appoint him the new Archbishop of Florence. The news stirred worldwide speculation that Paul, who turns 80 on Sept. 26 and is visibly tired and suffering from arthritis, is preparing for the end of his papacy...
...fielded about 30 questions from a live studio audience of 200 and, via five TV cameras, from passers-by at suburban shopping centers, sidewalks and the U.C.L.A. campus. The toughest challenge came from Birdell Moore, a director of the Watts Health Foundation, who sought assurances that the Administration would appoint more blacks to top Government jobs. Said she: "We didn't play ticktacktoe with you in the election, and we do not expect you to play ticktacktoe with these jobs." Carter replied: "There are no jobs that will be offered for which black people will not be considered...
Senators Edward M. Kennedy '54(D.-Mass.) and Richard S. Schweiker (R-Pa.), requested the OTA appoint the panel to study saccharin...