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Word: seconder (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...where she broke the Franklin Park course record. Penn State fans will now remember Jennings for her upset win over their top runner, Kathy Mills, in yesterday's meet. Mills, who has won the Eastern Championship for the past three years, crossed the finish line at 17:11 for second place, and a time that also bettered the old course record...

Author: By Jack A. Laschever, | Title: Harriers Nab Eighth Place at Easterns | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...pace throughout the 5,000 meter race was erratic, as the leaders took out a fairly quick pace with a split time of 5:15. The second mile led the runners up a winding and rocky trail which Coach Pappy Hunt described as "wet and treacherous" from the rain the night before. The pack slowed its pace here as passing became difficult on the narrow path. During the last mile the tempo picked up as the course began to wind downhill...

Author: By Jack A. Laschever, | Title: Harriers Nab Eighth Place at Easterns | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...want to see the same old Timilty-White show?" Boston School Committee President David Finnegan asked over and over again while campaigning in the preliminaries. Yes, Boston voters answered on September 25, but now they may be having second thoughts. Although the names are the same, this time there are a couple of differences...

Author: By Robert O. Boorstin, | Title: Joe Timilty's Lonely Campaign | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

THREE ISSUES in the Cambridge City Council race should be foremost in voters' minds Tuesday. First, rent control must be preserved. Second, the city must keep a tight lid on the expansion of condominiums. And third, the five-year reign of City Manager James L. Sullivan and his professional administration must be affirmed and strengthened...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Progressive Majority | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

Next to each of the names on the ballot is a blank box, in which voters must pencil a ranking. ("Do Not Use X Marks," the ballot warns.) Instead, pick your favorite candidate and mark him down as number one. The second-best person for the job should get your number two, and so on, all the way up until 23. Many people give up after eight or nine names because votes are unlikely to be meaningful after that point. "People do all kinds of crazy things--they mark X's, they cross out names, they write slogans...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Proportional Representation -- Voting By Number | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

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