Word: unseat
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...career of more than half a century, in which he has controlled such major corporations as Republic Steel and Goodyear. He may not be through yet. He still owns the biggest block of C & O stock, and no one would be surprised if he launched a counterattack to unseat Watkins at this week's regular board meeting...
...Ralph J. Perk has been doing just that, and last week he won 56% of the vote in the nominating primary against Millionaire Democrat James M. Carney.* Perk took office two years ago, succeeding Carl Stokes and changing the tone of city hall from soul food to sauerkraut. To unseat him, Carney, an attorney and land developer, seemed an apt choice-a moderate white who represented both black and business interests and commanded the resources to run an estimated $100,000 campaign. Perk spent hardly any money on advertising; instead, he capitalized on-and deepened-his personal popularity and purposeful...
...Minneapolis. He worked his way through Saint Thomas College in St. Paul, eventually won a seat as a Minneapolis city alderman at the age of 26. Appointed chairman of the metropolitan council in 1971, Hofstede two weeks ago announced his candidacy for mayor of Minneapolis in a bid to unseat Charles S. Stenvig. "I would like to make politics my life," says Hofstede. "There is a purpose here...
...overall policy charge of agriculture for several years in the Politburo, but now assumes daily operational control of the Soviet Union's $100 billion investment in farms. Some specialists view his appointment as a demotion. They speculate that it may be a canny move to unseat him from the Politburo altogether, reflecting an obscure Kremlin power struggle...
...tide had some effect, helping to seat Republicans in North Carolina and Missouri. In West Virginia, Nixon's strength helped to defeat one of the nation's most promising young Democrats. Despite an investment of considerable energy, a famous name and an expenditure of $1.5 million to unseat the savvy G.O.P. Incumbent Arch A. Moore Jr., 49, lanky John D. ("Jay") Rockefeller IV, 35, was unable to overcome the Republican surge and a carpetbagger image...