Word: picking
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...signal the start of a new regime, every presidential appointee in the Administration sent the President the traditional letter of resignation, and he is, of course, free to pick up any or all of them. But if Lyndon Johnson means to rebuild his team, he is certainly going about it slowly and cautiously. The word last week was that the President is seeking no major Cabinet changes, at least for the present, although Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon, HEW's Boss Anthony Celebrezze, and CIA Director John McCone all may resign soon. Nor is Johnson rushing to fill the vacancy...
...fact, some Democrats criticized him for not living up to his implied campaign promise to restore order among New York Democrats. But his partisans were sure that Kennedy was biding his time, would make his bid for control of the state party organization when it came time to pick a gubernatorial candidate two years hence. Said one Kennedy lieutenant: "Remember one thing-the greater the shambles, the easier it is to pick up the pieces...
Boston University, the pre-season pick of many to emerge as the best in the East, is currently second only to Army. The Terriers tore off ten straight wins at the start of the season before tiring. Two of their losses have been at the hands of tough Western schools, Michigan and Colorado, while the third was to their neighbors, Northeastern...
Another difficulty, according to the coach, is to get the team to jell. "They come from all over the country; they're used to different types of plays. The problem is to get them working together, to pick out the individuals who work well together...
...Boston Arena Christmas Tournament during the week between Christmas and New Year's is a round-robin affair with three national powers and Harvard. Michigan, the Crimson's first opponent on Monday, Dec. 28, has already beaten Denver, the pre-season pick as the best team in the nation, by a 3-2 count...