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...bigger personality running for Vice President than George W. Bush is today running for the top job. Perhaps L.B.J. was more mysterious - even if he did show off his surgical scar - because the cameras weren't always there. He and his friend House Speaker Sam Rayburn complained that television was killing the old back-room ways. Viewers thought Rayburn a lout when they saw him stay seated when Mom interviewed him. Editorial writers and voters criticized Johnson for talking to this woman before he spoke to the more "serious" men in the press corps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Her Trail | 11/4/2000 | See Source »

...spite of the talent and promise of next year's roster, the team will find it difficult to replace Schaeffer, co-captain Linda Jellison and defensive specialists Laurel Rayburn and Kristin Priscella, all of whom helped to hone the skills of the younger players and kept the Crimson in the hunt for the Ivy title...

Author: By Cathy Tran, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: One Part Young + One Part Old = Trip to Ivy Finals for W. Volleyball | 6/8/2000 | See Source »

...Jellison, who earned an All-Ivy honorable mention, averaged 3.22 kills per game and was an intimidating force on the front line. Schaeffer was a vocal leader both on and off the court, and Priscella and Rayburn made key defensive contributions throughout the year...

Author: By Cathy Tran, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: One Part Young + One Part Old = Trip to Ivy Finals for W. Volleyball | 6/8/2000 | See Source »

...listed the Norse origins of three days of the week, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Actually, the Norse are responsible for four weekday names. There is also Tuesday, named for Tyr (or Tiw in Old English), the war god, guarantor of contracts and treaties. MARLON C. RAYBURN Winnipeg...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 29, 2000 | 5/29/2000 | See Source »

...because they didn't expect us to get so far." Even hosts are in demand. "I'm delighted to have him, but Chuck Woolery was a choice based on the speed scenario," concedes Mike Darnell, Fox executive vice president for specials. "I had a week to hire someone." Gene Rayburn died a few months too early...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Going Millionaire Crazy! | 1/17/2000 | See Source »

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