Word: spots
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Unlike the ill-fated Fortas, who immediately ran into trouble when President Johnson nominated him for the spot last year, Burger should have no difficulty winning Senate confirmation. He is not subject to the charge of cronyism, and Nixon is at the beginning rather than the end of his presidency. While Burger has known Nixon for 21 years, he has seen the President only three times in the past 13 years?the third time only three minutes before they walked into the East Room last week. While he is generally of the conservative school, he is moderate enough, particularly...
Next day, in the English Channel only five miles from the spot where Meyer's C-130 disappeared from radar screens, a British helicopter picked up an empty life raft which Air Force officials identified as coming from the missing airplane. An oil slick and several black metal panels turned up floating nearby. There was no trace of Sergeant Meyer...
...likely now that Nixon will look to the lower courts or to the law schools, where he could find distinguished, nonpartisan professors. For Chief Justice, he might elevate someone already on the Supreme Court. Associate Justice Potter Stewart, an Eisenhower appointee, is considered a sound, noncontroversial choice for the spot. Somewhat to the right of center, Stewart has a solid, if not brilliant reputation. The two new openings might be filled by Henry Friendly, a judge on the 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals, Harvard's Paul Freund, noted civil libertarian and authority on the Supreme Court, or Warren Burger...
After two matches as a sophomore, he ousted captain Bernie Adelsberg from he number-one spot on the varsity, and despite a lingering cold which cost him six matches, kept it throughout his junior season, capturing the New England singles title in the process...
...Clarke improved his game quite a bit this spring," says coach Jack Barnaby, "and he's showed he's ready for a regular spot on the singles ladder. He's always had a fine shot, but his frequent errors used to cancel it out. This year, he cut the mistakes to a minimum, and as a result, matured greatly as a tennis player...