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Word: selections (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that Loyal Park allowed only a select group of talented chewers to chew tobacco on the baseball team...

Author: By John Donley, | Title: The Best and Worst of '77: Should Old Acquaintance Etc. | 1/3/1977 | See Source »

Carter contended that reports about pressure on him to select one candidate or another have been "grossly exaggerated." Nonetheless, such pressure persisted, for example, in the debate over whether he should choose Caltech President Harold Brown or Schlesinger for the Pentagon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TRANSITION: Some Snags in the Stretch | 12/27/1976 | See Source »

Jimmy Carter emphasized the need for an Attorney General far removed from politics. Yet the man he is expected to select for the post early this week has close political as well as personal ties to Carter. Griffin B. Bell, 58, who served as a U.S. Court of Appeals judge for 14 years, has been a friend and adviser of Carter's since the President-elect became Georgia's Governor in 1971. Though Bell held no official position in the campaign, he was consulted by both Carter and his aides...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: A 'General' Named Bell? | 12/27/1976 | See Source »

...Jordan know? No, Jordan didn't either. Carter talked about Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan. On the symbolic level she was an outstanding choice, but was she a good manager? He agreed with the suggestion that a select dozen prospects, most of them candidates for Defense and Treasury, come to Atlanta that Tuesday for personal interviews. As Jordan finally prepared to leave, Carter called to him, "I'll phone Fritz tonight and see if he agrees with our list...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: PICKING THE TEAM WITH HAM & FRITZ | 12/20/1976 | See Source »

Within each priority group, students draw lottery numbers to determine the order by which they can move. Rooming groups select one number as do individuals...

Author: By Deborah Gelin, | Title: Quad Sophomores Participate In Lottery Process for Moving | 12/17/1976 | See Source »

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