Word: selecter
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...should be devoted solely to research and that only experts who could contribute to that purpose should occupy the limited spots available on the hugely expensive flights. But after a highly successful series of missions in 1983, James Beggs, the NASA administrator, decided that the time was ripe to select a "citizen observer-participant." One clear aim: to build broader public support for the funding of the shuttles...
Nevertheless, the White House did welcome Savimbi to Washington with more than words. The Administration has already informed the Senate and House Select Committees on Intelligence that it intends to offer UNITA about $10 million in covert aid from a special discretionary fund that is not subject to congressional approval. Although ranking Republican and Democratic Senators have told the Administration they consider covert aid a bad idea, it appears that Africa's controversial freedom fighter will not go home empty-handed...
...HASTY PUDDING Theatrical's selection of Sylvester Stallone as its Man of the Year hit Harvard like a bomb. Many have wondered what could have possessed these thespian dragsters to select a man with the social graces of Moamar Khadafy, the artistic integrity of Joan Collins, and the raw acting talent of Abu Nidal...
They are the few, the proud, the select who survive rigorous auditions and make it into the small, elite world of Harvard's five a capella singing groups...
Jewett this week held separate meeting with residents of Mather and Currier Houses, beginning the University's elaborate process to select new masters for the houses...