Word: chosen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...discussing 1960 Republican Presidential prospects, DeSapio declared that "a dangerous cynicism" would be introduced into politics if Governor Rockefeller's disavowal of his candidacy were not accepted at face value. Thus Vice-President Nixon will go to the convention as a "pre-chosen candidate," DeSapio claimed...
Harvard Yearbook Publications recently elected Reverdy Johnson '60, of Leverett House and Westfield, New Jersey, president for 1959-60. Also chosen for next year's board of Directors were Steven M. David '61, of Dunster House and Washington, D.C., Business Manager, and H. Claude Shostal '61, of Adams House and Peekskill, New York, Production Manager...
Goals. "I've lived in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee and also Britain," says Banda. "I have nothing against those Europeans who think of Africans as human beings. I'm against those who think they're the chosen ones of God and that Africans are their 'boys.' " Banda's immediate goal: to get Nyasaland out of the Central African Federation...
...happens, they have chosen the wrong man for the wrong job. Slight, timorous and flaxen-haired, young Nikolai has goaded himself to an inner state just this side of madness. But when the moment comes, he has neither courage nor hatred enough for his mission. What happens is a tragicomedy of errors-conspirators' notes gone astray, the bomb lost, crashing non sequiturs to a near surrealist plot...
...popularity of Quincy was, nevertheless, far ahead of second-place Adams, which was chosen by 19 per cent of Freshmen. Eliot followed, with 13 and Kirkland and Dunster tied for fourth place with 10 per cent each...