Word: stalwart
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...like Wilson, could best hold Labor's warring factions together. Yet he will probably have to face a runoff, perhaps against another moderate-Home Secretary Roy Jenkins, who is the hero of many Laborites disillusioned with old-style politics. Less likely is Employment Secretary Michael Foot, a stalwart of Labor's left wing. The chances of Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey, another moderate, were damaged by his verbal abuse of the leftists during a recent parliamentary debate. Two others not given much chance to survive: Environment Secretary Anthony Crosland, who is not well known among British voters...
...Harris' Senate term was drawing to a close in 1971, it was apparent that Oklahomans were not happy with his leftward drift; he seemed headed for probable defeat. So rather than run for the Senate again, he astonished his constituents by declaring for the presidency. One stalwart financial backer, New York Investment Banker Herbert Allen, kept his campaign alive for six weeks. When it seemed hopeless, Harris withdrew...
Yale wasted no time in jumping off to a quick 1-0 lead, Eli stalwart Anne Keating bested goalie Carlene Rhodes. But the Crimson co-captain turned in the sparkling netmimding that has become her trademark. styming 19 Yale shots in her final appearance in a Crimson skirt...
Tiger field hockey stalwart Emily Goodfellow picked up the coveted three-goal "hat-trick" enroute to a 4-0 Princeton victory over host Radcliffe, in a Saturday morning encounter at Soldiers Field...
Princeton comes to town tomorrow, in a 10:30 a.m. start at Soldiers Field. Junior stalwart Karen Lindsey believes that the Tigers will be the strongest team Radcliffe faces this year...