Word: dad
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...House calling. It was an offer from the President. If Senator Truman would withdraw from the race, he could have a seat on the Interstate Commerce Commission, a life appointment at a salary that was a lot more than Senators were paid. Tell them to go to hell,' Dad said. 'For my own self-respect, if nothing else, I must...
...scouts note admiringly that while leading the Southeastern Conference in passing this season. Jones gave up only seven interceptions in 199 attempts. Son of former Cleveland Brown Receiver "Dub" Jones, the Rifle is already so well versed in pro pass patterns ("He's been throwing to his dad since he was eight years old," says one scout) that some experts think he might be a starter in his first year in the pros. Other strong-armed quarterbacks who figure to be chosen in the early rounds of the draft are Gary Huff, Florida State...
...never really lived anywhere," Gerry says. "My dad's gone around from military base to military base, never really staying in any one place long enough for me to call it home. I've got relatives in Pittsfield. Mass., though, and what I'd really like to do when I get through with this commitment is settle down there and may be get into politics, run for mayor or something...
...they are plotting against your dad," Senator Harry S. Truman complained to his daughter Margaret back in 1944. "Every columnist prognosticator is trying to make him V.P. against his will. It is funny how some people would give a fortune to be as close as I am to it, and I don't want it." Her father's reason, revealed by Margaret in LIFE's excerpts from her upcoming biography, Harry S. Truman: "I'd rather not move in through the back door." Truman suspected that Franklin D. Roosevelt would not survive another term in office...
...Dad or your best girl...