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...choice before the Democrats of Texas seemed simple enough. In a runoff primary for Governor they could select John Connally, 45, an avowed conservative. Or they could choose Don Yarborough, 36, a Houston lawyer who is about as liberal as Texans get. But in its final days the fight got so nasty that the selection no longer seemed simple...
...priests who form the chapter of a cathedral in a few European dioceses have the right to select their new bishop, although the Pope can veto the choice. In some countries that have signed concordats with Rome, the head of state can nominate several candidates for final selection by the Pope, who may, however, reject the choices and appoint a man not on the list...
...from one conversation to another, the partygoer unconsciously does some lip reading of his companion's chatter from the corner of his eye while one ear is ranging around. Even if three conversations are being fired at his brain at once, say the scientists, the listener can still select the most interesting one by turning his head to varying angles, thus subtly altering the relative time delays of each source as it reaches his ear. One reason the brain can work so efficiently at cocktail parties, says Dr. Cherry, is that most of the conversations are a mixture...
Some time before Commencement Day 1947, Bell had renewed the invitation to Marshall to attend the Harvard Commencement and to . Again he declined. Bell, as President of the Alumni Association, was authorized to select speakers from a confidential list of honorary candidate from the Corporation. Bell had President Conant that he was about to name any high brass like admiral or a general; but the President of the University replied that would never do, the public would not stand for it. So Bell selected General Bradley, at that time Administrator of Veterans Affairs, as speaker...
...will also examine what standards used to select recipients of government aid, and whether aid should be to support traditional arts exclusive the experimental and avant garde well...