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Yablonski's father was murdered last January after an unsuccessful attempt to unseat the incumbent president of the United Mine Workers of America...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yablonski Tells Cambridge Rally That Coal Miners Plan to Strike | 4/27/1970 | See Source »

Thus it was curious that the U.S. last week cast its first U.N. veto against a resolution, supported by a majority of the Security Council, that would have condemned Britain for refusing to use military force to unseat the white minority government of Rhodesia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Notes: First Veto | 3/30/1970 | See Source »

...McKeithen, Alabama's Albert Brewer and Mississippi's John Bell Williams met in Mobile, announced that they would go to Washington to try to "save our public schools." The issue is being inflamed by George Wallace, who has been attending anti-integration rallies in his drive to unseat Brewer this year and to reach again for the presidency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Segregation South and North | 2/23/1970 | See Source »

...invited newsmen into his oval office while he and Texas Congressman George Bush chatted out of ear range. As they shook hands, Richard Nixon raised his voice to say, "I wish you luck." Then the handsome Texan flew off to Austin to announce that he was a candidate to unseat Democratic Senator Ralph Yarborough. No endorsement had actually been made, but the message was clear: Bush was the President...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Politics: They're Off and Running for 1970 | 1/26/1970 | See Source »

...would be difficult in the best of circumstances for Alioto to win a Democratic primary against Jesse Unruh. Democratic leader in the California assembly and a declared candidate for governor. Besides, it is unlikely that any Democrat can unseat Republican Governor Reagan this year. Now, however, two strikes may be enough to finish Alioto politically, though he still insists otherwise...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: San Francisco: Two Strikes on Alioto | 1/5/1970 | See Source »

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