Word: comebacking
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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TIME Washington Bureau Chief Hugh Sidey sums up Powell's performance this way: "If he is a success so far, it is because Carter runs an open White House. Certainly Powell adds a dimension of humor and quick comeback. But if Carter should ever decide that he wants to close things down a bit, then all those jokes from Jody and his engaging ways would not mean a thing. He would probably be even more reviled for trying to con reporters out of facts by being funny...
...high as 40.5° C. (105° F.), and the patient develops the characteristic red rash of common measles, or rubeola.* Though this childhood disease seemed on the verge of extinction after the introduction of a vaccine against it in the early 1960s, measles has been making an alarming comeback. In recent months, there have been startling outbreaks in such widely scattered states as California, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Texas and Virginia...
...Twins mounted a comeback in the bottom half of the inning, loading the bases with none out off starter Reggie Cleveland. At that point, though, manager Don Zimmer made the call for the fireman...
...comeback by the Philadelphia '76ers fell two points short in the closing seconds of their game at Portland yesterday, as the Trailblazers hustled their way to a 109-107 victory and their first NBA championship in the sixth game of the NBA playoff finals...
...almost went for naught, though. Despite the fever pitch created by a wild crowd of 12,000 Oregonians hungry for their first pro sports title, Julius Erving (40 points) and George McGinnis (26 points) kept the Sixers in the game throughout, then nearly led them to a comeback victory...