Word: contendere
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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As political theater, last week's debate between Vice-Presidential Candidates George Bush and Geraldine Ferraro had two things going for it: a bankable historical precedent and last-minute word of mouth. All along it was to be the first time that a woman contender for national office had...
The Uniontown Penn. Native's exploits were the high point of an impressive performance from the entire Harvard squad, which proved for the first time all year, that it's a legitimate-contender for the 1984 Ancient Eight title.
Now, Shattuck was only joking when he made his prediction--the likable Harvard coach openly admits that "Columbia will probably be the dominant team"--but Lion Coach Dieter Ficken isn't joking when he says "Harvard is the team that should be the leading contender [to win the title]."
IT WAS PROBABLY mere coincidence that Rep. James M. Shannon (D-Lawrence) and Lt. Gov. John F. Kerry were wearing identical blue suits and red ties at the Sep. 6 Democratic Senate candidates debate. But the physical and ideological similarities between the two are not. The "liberal twins"--as more...
With the Discovery flight over, NASA announced that it planned to fly one ship each month for the rest of this year and eleven in 1985. A jubilant President Reagan has declared that the first nonpaying private passenger of some future shuttle would be an elementary or secondary school teacher...