Word: succeeds
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When Harshbarger decided to seek reelection, several candidates, including some of his supporters, dropped their efforts to succeed...
...departing captain Clifton sees Pyle as the likely choice to succeed Kelly as the squad's sweeper. Whether Lamborghini--who's entering her second year as Harvard's coach--agrees, remains to be seen...
...undercover work. Gotti's attorney, Bruce Cutler, called the last-minute disclosure "outrageous," insisting that the evidence should have been shown to defense attorneys months ago. "There has been a constant attempt by the Government to try Mr. Gotti by ambush," said Cutler. "They are not going to succeed." Nevertheless, the Government obviously hopes the tapes will prove that the most damaging witness against Gotti is the boss himself...
Less than a month after North Carolina Businessman Robert J. Brown removed himself from consideration, Todman, a native of the U.S. Virgin Islands who has held five ambassadorial posts, said in Copenhagen that he did not believe anyone should be appointed to succeed retiring Ambassador Herman Nickel until the U.S. has a "policy that finds credibility with the South Africans . . . and the rest of the world." A day later the State Department contended that Todman had not meant to criticize U.S. policy and had been quoted "out of context." In any event he obviously had no wish to take...
...guessing about who will succeed Kadar is Budapest's premier parlor game, encouraged by Kadar himself, who like any astute manager knows that prematurely designating a successor causes nothing but trouble for both boss and heir. Karoly Nemeth, 63, is his second in command in the party hierarchy and presumably a contender, though Kadar slyly enjoys appearances that deceive. Other possible candidates: Ferenc Havasi, 57, a chief economic official, who is said to believe that unemployment should be officially recognized; Karoly Grosz, 57, a Kadar disciple; Propaganda Boss Janos Berecz, 57; and Foreign Affairs Specialist Matyas Szuros...