Word: similarity
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Harvey Oswald in 1963, believes that there is no way a candidate can be made entirely safe. Says an old associate, former L.BJ. Aide George Christian: "Connally just doesn't worry about it. He's come to terms with it." Kennedy's attitude is similar. Last summer a friend tried to talk him out of running. Said the friend: "Somebody's out there waiting for you." Replied Kennedy, with a shrug: "They could be waiting for me even if I weren't running for President...
Thus ended the life of Jesse Walter Bishop, 46, heroin addict and career criminal who committed his first armed robbery at age 15 and passed 22 of his last 27 years behind bars. With similar steadfastness, Bishop had denounced all efforts made on his behalf by civil libertarians to stay his execution for the 1977 murder of Newlywed David Ballard, 22, during a casino stickup in Las Vegas. Indeed, Bishop waived his right to a jury trial and immediately pleaded guilty to the killing...
...keep up to date on consumption. To cut down on drunken driving, the University of Massachusetts encourages students to use a free Saturday night bus service, dubbed "the drunk run," which shuttles back and forth between local gin mills and the UMASS campus in Amherst. Dartmouth is considering a similar shuttle...
...connection between the jobs? "As coach, you must win or leave," said Doland. "I suggest this is similar to the president's position...
...other ways, though, Wylie is similar to fellow council liberals. He has voted with them on rent control and condominium conversion, although he argued last year that neighborhoods should have more say in planning their future...