Word: contendere
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Neither Brezhnev nor Kosygin can as yet be certain of his job, and behind each, among the other oligarchs, stand any number of potential replacements. One major contender is gone-ailing Frol Kozlov, 56, whose name suddenly disappeared along with Khrushchev's from official pronouncements. President Anastas Mikoyan, 68...
The winner in this one will become a top contender for the league title. Victory today will leave Dartmouth with a 2-1 record and only Yale and three tail-enders, Cornell, Columbia, and Penn, left on the schedule. A 3-0 record would put Harvard in great shape for...
Though many delegates voted for Peabody, his candidacy did not stir them. As Bellotti began to show himself a strong contender in the polls, many hopped off the Peabody bandwagon. For those who prefer Edward McCormack to Ted Kennedy as party leader, the primary became a contest for prestige between...
Penn (0-3) wasn't supposed to have much this year, but Columbia (0-2-1) had Archie Roberts. This alone was supposed to be enough to win a few games, but so far it hasn't been. Columbia's papier-mache line has been betraying Archie, exposing him to...
Brown (1-2) was going to be one of the best teams in the league, according to advance press notices. They had the league's two best ends returning, two veteran quarterbacks, a good fullback, and the best sophomores in the league. But it hasn't worked that way. The...