Word: backgrounder
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Thirty years have vanished since then, but that image has not. It seems even starker with age. The busboy was almost angelic in that white service coat, his eyes drained of innocence, the background a dark blur...
...NAME] BEBE REBOZO [JOB] Buddy to Richard Nixon [WHY IN THE NEWS] Passed away [DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTIC] Was never indicted [FREQUENTLY PHOTOGRAPHED] In the background...
...Identity was obviously a motivating factor but it wasn't the only thing that really mattered," said Chienlan Hsu '99, former TCS president, in an interview last week. "We just wanted people--regardless of their background--to be aware of the situation. A lot of people may be personally affected, but a lot of other people might also be interested, even if they are one step removed...
Kovacevich, whose family owns a grape farm outside of Bakersfield, Calif., said most of the people attracted to his ad hoc Grape Coalition--organized to protest the boycott--had no agricultural background...
...former research chemist, Wilson defied the expectations of many observers when she took the helm of the women's institution despite her lack of a traditional background in women's studies...