Word: backgrounder
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Selecting the six gilt-edged men for the cover was considerably more complicated than choosing the background. More than 120 candidates were considered and some 60 inter viewed in 30 states. To qualify for the cover, the millionaire had to be American, under 40, self-made and interesting. In an assignment that might be the envy of many a girl, Researcher Mary Cronin not only interviewed 15 young millionaires but also talked to physicians, psychiatrists and clergymen on what makes a man want to make a mil lion. As he handed in his story for editing by Edward Jamieson, Marshall...
...series of sharp, bloody clashes, routed the army's Colorado faction, which stood for old-style, jack-booted dictatorship. Illia's peaceful election ten months later consolidated Ongania's triumph. Since then the general has kept the troops in the barracks and himself in the background-until even the most loyal of officers started grumbling at the way Argentina was being...
...word socialism, call it what you will. Essentially it is a profound social reform, beginning with agrarian reform." Pham's letter indicated that here at last was an alternative to the string of despots which the U.S. has supported in Saigon. Here was a liberal with a strong military background who might have resolved the dissident elements in Vietnamese politics...
...McGovern found that people weren't eager to get involved. "Given my age, background, and chances of winning, I think you can see why," he says. "Last April no one knew who I was, and when they found out, they usually weren't too interested. But now we're in a different position. I can look back on this election and conclude: I was 22 and didn't have any background. I finished 12th. With a little help, I can get elected next time...
...needs Jim McGovern, for CCA-endorsed Mayor Edward A. Crane '35 won't be around forever. Active in Cambridge politics for nearly three decades, the son of a policeman, Crane grew up in the City and attended Harvard; like McGovern, he draws strength from the duality of his background. When he leaves the Council, the CCA will have no one there with a broad base of support. McGovern has the history and the talent to replace Crane, and could have the chance to do so. But once he gains the first rung of the political ladder, it may be hard...