Word: predecessors
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Rebuilding the anti-war movement beyond its peak in 1969 may well take most of the winter, especially after five futile and discouraging years of protest have given us a president whose vision is even less than his predecessor. Lyndon Johnson was, for all his failings, a moral man who could be broken by an appeal to his morality on the war. On more than one occasion, he expressed, bewilderment and apprehension over the sight of thousands in the street protesting his own role as a war monger...
...Mole, like its predecessor, will be oriented towards "the movement," rather than any specific group, one staff member said...
...sophomore halfback is a more powerful runner than his predecessor Steve Harrison. Harrison can pick his holes well, but there haven't been too many holes to pick in the opposition's defensive line this season. DeMars can use his speed and strength to run around or through defenders, and as Yovicsin said, DeMars can "smell the goal line...
Warren Burger doubtless shared his predecessor's pleasure in the welcoming ceremony. But last term the ritual grew so popular that it involved 3,965 lawyers and typically consumed half an hour of every four-hour Supreme Court session. Last week the court decided to curb the century-old custom. Though lawyers may still appear personally, they will now be encouraged to apply by mail and receive their admission certificates from the postman, not the Chief Justice. The change will satisfy efficiency experts, but somehow it gives the whole enterprise the feel of a mail-order diploma mill...
...running old movies. Some 30 outlets declined to carry the Cavett show at all; many stations that did (including those in Boston, Miami and Pittsburgh) delayed it until 1 a.m. Naturally, the ABC late-night show-which had been a profit maker with Cavett's predecessor Joey Bishop-sank into...