Word: ticket
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...They've been doing all right in Harvard Square, much better than I expected them to do," he said. He commented on the therapeutic effects that the threat of a ticket had in such a situation...
...that formidable name and familiar grin, is striving to resurrect a once promising political career. After three terms in Congress, he lost a bid for the gubernatorial nomination in 1954, settled for the attorney general's candidacy, and went down to defeat while the rest of the Democratic ticket was elected. He fell into relative obscurity in Washington, first as an automobile dealer, then as Under Secretary of Commerce, and finally as chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, from which he resigned last week...
...also is a straightaway swinger who hits his hardest shots right back through the middle-over the pitcher's mound. So opponents have concentrated instead on varying their pitches, probing for a weakness. New York's canny Whitey Ford figured a high fastball might be just the ticket-until Scott hit it 500 ft. into the upper deck at Yankee Stadium. Two weeks ago, Scott and the Red Sox invaded Minnesota for a four-game series. Twins Pitcher Dave Boswell tried to sneak in a waist-level fastball; Scott drove it 365 ft. into the rightfield stands. Then...
Nevertheless, it is not personal merit which will probably earn Brooke a ticket to Washington. Paradoxically, his appeal is based upon the two elements which should be against him--his minority party affiliations and his color--and he makes the most of both opportunities. In his recently published book The Challenge of Change, he warns against the dangerous trend towards a one-party system. As attorney general and a former chairman of the crime commission, Brooke can attest authoritatively to what he calls "the climate of corruption springing from one-party government." He also harps on Democratic complacency, committee control...
...Square, police said their only problems were foreign-born jaywalkers who broke into their native languages when confronted with the tickets. One pedestrian reportedly received a ticket when a television crew asked an officer for a shot of the new law in action...