Word: benching
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...reward for Morrissey's services, President Kennedy first proposed elevating him to the federal bench in 1961, but backed down when the three bar associations balked; the Boston judgeship has been conspicuously vacant ever since. Three years later, when Bobby Kennedy was about to resign as U.S. Attorney General, he asked Lyndon Johnson to name Morrissey to the federal court. Morrissey's cause has been pressed since then by Teddy Kennedy, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, who has had a particularly close relationship with the old family factotum. "Teddy's attitude toward Morrissey," says one Washingtonian who knows...
Dime in Hand. The prosecution's white witnesses all sounded as if they were testifying for the defense. Leon Crocker, a domino-playing friend of Coleman's, testified that he was sitting on a bench in front of the store. He said that he heard Coleman tell Daniels that the store was closed, but that Daniels opened the door anyway-and "I heard a shot." Morrisroe, Crocker said, "made a break like he was going for the door.". Crocker solemnly avowed that in Daniels' right hand "there was a bright, shiny object that resembled a knife," while...
...catch and scored two more TDs. He should have scored more. He had one TD pass called back because of a teammate's penalty and his first completion against the Giants was good for only 37 yds. because Hayes outran his own interference. Afterward, on the bench, Fellow Cowboy J. D. Smith set Bob straight: "You got to hold up and let people help...
Though he called all the plays on his own, without messages from the bench, Shevlin said the thought of pass-bating Coach John Yovicain watching from the sidelines helped dampen the inclination to throw...
...junior-college transfers and a fine group of sophomores." Very funny. Quarterback Zloch ran for two touch downs and passed 24 yds. to Halfback Nick Eddy for a third. Safety Man Nick Rassas intercepted three Cal passes. The first string spent most of the fourth quarter relaxing on the bench, as Notre Dame, sticking to the ground and only once bothering to punt, outgained California...