Word: priore
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...KAMISESE MARA, 83, Fiji's first Prime Minister and a leader of the nation for three decades after its 1970 independence; in Suva. Born into a family of clan chieftains, Mara helped draft a constitution that sought to balance the rights of native Fijians and residents of Indian descent prior to the end of British rule. He served as Prime Minister from 1970 to 1992, aligning the country against communism, and was appointed to the largely ceremonial presidency in 1993, only to be forced out in 2000 when an armed gang stormed the Parliament and held the Prime Minister...
...Vice President reaffirmed his belief that Nixon was neither involved in nor had prior knowledge of the attempted acts of political espionage at Democratic National Headquarters here last June...
Agnew refused to specify what action he would take if Nixon is shown to have had prior knowledge of the bugging. he said his decision would depend on whether the President has approved or vetoed the espionage attempts...
...Prior to the Beanpot consolation game, Farkes had struck out swinging to end two of the team’s last six contests, first against Boston College and then soon after in Ivy play against Yale. The memories more than stuck with him through to that fateful, final at-bat of last night’s victory...
...1970s, women at Harvard enjoyed a huge amount of physical space designated as theirs. They also had guaranteed administrative support for, among other things, maintaining such places. While men had and still retain the option of joining final clubs for social space and networking, women’s prior access to their own House common rooms and libraries has been neutralized due to gender integration. When their predecessors’ renowned women’s college yielded to the tide of integration, female students lost access to any space over which they had primary control, including classrooms. (Single-sex classes...