Word: chosing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even today, Mexicans remain puzzled as to why Echeverria chose Lopez Portillo as his successor. Although the two had been friends since their student days at the National University, they had little in common. Echeverria was a politician to his ringer tips, and something of a political demagogue. Lopez Portillo was an unknown technocrat and law professor who had never run for public office. The outgoing President was almost strident in his efforts to establish Mexico as a leader of the Third World. His successor appeared to be a dedicated academic, most comfortable when studying archaeology or writing a novelette...
...French-language La Presse [circ. 175,000] also fattened from the strike.) Said Star Publisher Art Wood after last week's announcement: "The simple truth is that Montreal could no longer support two independent English-language dailies like the Star and the Gazette, and the people of Montreal chose the Gazette...
However, 385 anxious pre-meds chose the harder path and flocked to Chem 20a "Organic Chemistry" to suffer extended lab time to meet medical school requirements...
Courted by such soccer powers as Brown and Indiana, RiCapito, who hails from Bloomington, Ind., chose Harvard "for the education, not the sport." He said he remembers "trembling" during the first few workouts, though he didn't realize for several days that he was the only freshman on the squad...
...Pope's theme of youth is an arresting direct appeal from the head of the Roman Catholic Church to youth who have sought material or physical solutions to their problems, Rimkus said. The Pope chose this method purposely to encourage many young people to try to find their answers through the Church...