Word: retains
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...draft of a withdrawal announcement for the January 1968 State of the Union message, but Connally thought the timing was inappropriate and Johnson held back. When the announcement came in March, Johnson confided immediately to Connally that he regretted the move, and continued to look for ways to retain his office. On the Tuesday of the week of the Democratic convention, Johnson sent Connally to see Hubert Humphrey. Connally warned the Vice President not to break with Johnson over the Viet Nam War, or he would begin a draft-Johnson movement at the following day's roll call...
...passengers. Extending his "sincere condolences" and detailing the insurers' plans to pay funeral expenses. Robert Alpert, vice president of the United States Aviation Underwriters, offered to settle any damage claims. Then came some pointed advice. "It is also our hope," wrote Alpert, "that you ultimately retain as much of the compensation as is properly due you without unnecessary diversion of large amounts to legal expenses." "Outrageous was the response from Lee Kreindler, 55, a highly respected New York City lawyer who is one of a small group that specializes in aviation accident law. Alpert had no business "butting...
...Maury ("Steam Train") Graham convinced the 79th Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa, that he needed to retain his title as King of the Hobos in order to continue visiting prisoners around the nation...
...becoming its auxiliary bishop. Appointed head of the Los Angeles see in 1948, he won acclaim and a Cardinal's red hat (in 1953), in part for building churches at a rate of one every 66 days and a school a month and for winning the battle to retain tax-exempt status for parochial schools. In the 1960s, however, the "brick-and-mortar priest" came under fire from liberal Catholics for his foot-dragging attitude toward the reforms of Vatican Council II and his failure to support California's open-housing laws and civil rights in general...
...Sandinistas. Though they outnumber the guerrillas by about 4 to 1 and have a vast edge in weaponry, Somoza's 12,000 national guardsmen have been severely strained by the extent of the fighting, which has involved virtually every city and town in the country. To retain control of his capital, Somoza pulled in troops from the countryside, thereby allowing Leon and parts of Matagalpa, Esteli and Masaya to fall into rebel hands...