Word: rivalling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Harvard debaters Michael B. King '79 and John M. Bredehoft '80 captured the national debating title Monday, defeating reigning champion Northwestern University. The rival teams had not met at the national finals since Northwestern beat Harvard for the title...
...rival messages: Jobs and Trust vs. Tax Cuts and Freedom...
...most major alternative weeklies are becoming bastions of bourgeois buck chasing. Boston's weekly Phoenix (paid circulation 68,000, free distribution 50,000) averages 150 pages, promotes itself exuberantly on radio and television, and grossed $4 million last year; its publisher drives a counterrevolutionary Rolls-Royce. The rival Real Paper (48,000 paid, 57,000 free) is owned by a former state legislator, a corporate lawyer, and a Rockefeller heir. Chicago...
...wary phrase of a political rival, Pierre Elliott Trudeau embodies the attributes of "a philosopher and John Wayne." That dynamic combination has helped Canada's Prime Minister fight his way out of tight corners before, and after eleven years in power, Trudeau has held office longer than any other Western head of government. Last week he was embroiled in the toughest fight of his career as Canada embarked on a federal election campaign that Trudeau described as "the most vital in my lifetime." On May 22, Canadians will decide whether to give Trudeau, 59, a fourth mandate, or turn...
...planning to fill his days by writing a book and, perhaps, giving lectures to journalism students. But last week, in a move that amazed the television industry, Salant announced that on May 1, the day after he leaves the CBS payroll, he will become vice chairman of rival NBC, responsible for news and corporate planning. "I'm terrified of retirement," Salant explained. "The truth is, I don't know how to teach or how to write a book...