Word: edward
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...other cultures without learning anything important that they can express. They learn fugitive skills-how to avoid being cheated, how to cross borders. They come back in a daze of wonder. But even today's writers who travel are remarkably good: Paul Theroux (The Great Railway Bazaar), Edward Hoagland (African Calliope), Jonathan Raban (Old Glory: An American Voyage) and the splendidly mordant V.S. Naipaul...
Dukakis was elected governor in 1974, and when he was sworn in the next year, he appointed Murphy as his secretary of environmental affairs. The worked together for the duration of the term, and following Edward J. King's upset victory in the 1978 primary, each left the State House to reflect on past experiences and future careers...
Even Gov. Edward J. King, who at one point threatened to ignore the convention, who pursued it only when it appeared that his absence might threaten his spot on September's ballot, and who criticized the whole affair as divisive and unrepresentative of the party, took a brief turn on the floor to greet what few supporters were there. His one moment in the spotlight, in fact, was a press conference, which he spent complaining about the convention officials who would not allow him to make a speech...
...another opportunity offered for the careful observer was the juxtaposition of two of the Commonwealth's leading liberal politicians--Sen. Edward M. Kennedy '54 and former Gov. Michael S. Dukakis. Nominations for senator and governor were the first two items of business Saturday morning, and as expected, Kennedy and Dukakis won the respective honors without a hitch. But the path each took demonstrates the contrasts between the two politicians' careers and their positions in Massachusetts politics...
Tuesday's accident has not caused additional concern among Harvard officials over the safety of students and employees walking through the Square, Edward Lasham, director of external projects for the University, said yesterday. He added that the Perini Corporation has "a pretty remarkable safety record" considering the heavy traffic in the Square and the complexity of the project. P>Vince Farrell, area engineer for the MBTA, said. "The safety record of the Harvard Square job up until this time has been exemplary. "He said it is a general practice to make sure pedestrians stay clear of any possible danger...