Word: host
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When the U.S. Conference of Mayors was held in Chicago last week, there was a conspicuous absentee: Host Richard J. Daley. King Richard, now 74, was off fishing in Florida, resting up from his humiliation on Election Day when, despite his Democratic machine's efforts, Gerald Ford carried Illinois and Republicans beat the mayor's candidates for Governor, attorney general and Cook County state's attorney...
...unusual team, and it's been an unusual season, even by Harvard standards. Laden with talent, the team has performed better than any Harvard cross-country squad for decades. Not lacking in depth, the roster boasts a host of heavies that have been running ahead of the pack all season...
...find Frank Konstantynowicz, a slick playmaker, and his backcourt mate Bob Allen, a towering guard of 6 ft. 4 in. who can still shoot the lights out. They're joined by a host of burly forwards like Mark Hadley, Andy Duda, Peter Clancy, and Roger Crosier, who has been forced out of action by an injury so far this season...
From 1969 to 1971, the Birds fielded three future Hall-of-Famers and a host of other colorful stars, won more games in three years than any other team in history, and never had more than 1.2 million people plough through the turnstiles...
...principal figure in the case, which was first reported by the Washington Post, is Tongsun Park, a wealthy Korean rice broker renowned in Washington as a lavish entertainer and Seoul brother of lofty U.S. politicians. In December 1973 Park was co-host of a party for Democratic House Majority Leader Tip O'Neill at the George Town Club. Among the guests: Gerald Ford, who was then Vice President...