Word: successor
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President Bok says he will begin a search for Ebert's successor in the winter by sounding out faculty. Yesterday, Bok said that the nature of the new dean is something he will only begin to consider later...
...School professor, who asked to remain anonymous, says it is likely that Ebert's successor will be more concerned with the direction of research within the University. Another basic scientist, who also declined to be named, said of Ebert, "There have been rumblings of discontent at the lack of vigor of his leadership...
...three precarious weeks after the ouster of Marxist Premier Vasco dos Santos Goncalves, the radical general who appeared to be leading Portugal toward Communist dictatorship, his successor had tried to weld Portugal's disparate political factions into a functioning government. While the Armed Forces Movement pressed for inclusion of all major parties in the new Cabinet, Premier-designate José Pinheiro de Azevedo faced conflicting demands from those very parties. Not unreasonably, the Socialists and Popular Democrats wanted their Cabinet strength to reflect the 38% and 26% of the popular vote they took, respectively, in last April...
Pinheiro de Azevedo, the new Premier and recent navy chief of staff, has been a leader in the Revolutionary Council since its inception. No stranger to political intrigue, the Angola-born admiral has had a role in a number of military conspiracies against the Salazar regime and its successor. In the April 1974 revolution, he commanded the radical navy fusiliers, who seized control of the secret police headquarters in Lisbon. More recently, as an emissary to NATO, he has been talking like a moderate, arguing that Portugal must remain within the European defense force...
Another big concern on offense for the Holy Cross game is the status of split end Jim Curry. Curry was billed as a preseason choice to be the successor to Pat McInally in the pass-receiving chores, but he was out for two weeks with a pulled hamstring before returning to practice Monday...