Word: scandal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Paul W. Cronin (R-Mass.) told delegates to the New England Colleges Republican Federation on Saturday that the Watergate bugging scandal and investigation will not change the attitude of the average American voter toward national politics...
Yesterday's mass resignation came 13 days after the President announced that his own investigation of the bugging scandal had brought "major developments" to his attention. Thirteen days of innuendo, 13 days of leaks to the press, 13 days of endless rumor. Although the recent revelations clearly demanded immediate honest and forthright action, the President chose to retire to the solitude of Camp David, Md., to contemplate the effect of the Watergate affair, and to decide what moves must be made to save his Administration from ruination...
Baseball was doomed when the Black Sox scandal revealed that the World Series of 1919 was fixed by gamblers. It was finished when it refused to admit black players-gifted men who were forced to play in brilliant, threadbare leagues where only the ball was white. It was dead when attendance wavered and franchises fled hysterically to Seattle, Kansas City, Atlanta, Oakland...
Reactions to the scandal were varied. Assistant Coach Bill Michael, who, according to the university, "admitted knowing about the tampering," turned in his resignation. Head Coach Chuck Fairbanks, who has since moved on to the pros as coach of the New England Patriots, denied any knowledge of the hanky-panky and added that "I would not hesitate to offer Bill Michael a job." Alas, Fairbanks added, he had "no vacancies." Bob Devaney, athletic director of Big Eight Runner-up Nebraska, was ready to accept the conference championship for the Cornhuskers because "if Jackson had played for our team, we might...
...Jackson, the first black quarterback at Oklahoma, he broke down and cried when informed of the scandal. Though cleared of any complicity, he and Phillips lost their scholarships and playing eligibility for one year. Barry Switzer, the present head coach, tried to be consoling: "I tried to explain [to Jackson] that these people changed the transcript because they thought they were trying to help...