Word: directs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Mark Mowatt. the excellent junior quarterback that will direct the Crusader offense, could pose another problem. Yoviesin lost both starting safeties and much of his depth in the defensive backfield and although Loyal Park has done an admirable patching job, it has yet to be battle-tested...
...accomplish this, the House gave its 339-to-70 approval to a constitutional amendment substituting direct popular election for the present system of choosing presidential electors. Under the House-approved plan, citizens would vote directly for the President and Vice President as they do for all other elected officials. If no candidate received at least 40% of the vote, the top two aspirants would meet in a run-off election. The plan would eliminate the most glaring inequity of the existing method, under which a candidate could carry the most populous state in the union by only one ballot...
...pollsters claim that the voters are displaying a higher degree of Risikobereitschaft, or willingness to take risks. Brandt's reform-minded Socialists, with their advocacy of revaluation of the German mark, bridge-building to the East, and greater worker participation in management and profit sharing will be the direct beneficiaries. Their constructive role as a partner in the Grand Coalition has helped them overcome the old fears that the "Sozis" would run wild if they gained power...
Only two years ago she reminisced tenderly about her father, who called her his "little sparrow" when she was young and showered her with baby-talking letters. He was "courteous, unassuming and direct" to his underlings. His servants "loved and respected him for the most ordinary human qualities." Many of the misdeeds that had been committed in his time were due to the intrigues of others...
...third period proved frustrating for both Harvard and Tufts. The Jumbos kept the ball in Harvard territory for all but two minutes of the quarter and failed to score. On the drives that Harvard managed to get rolling, only one resulted in a direct shot on goal and it was kicked straight at the goalie...