Word: winner
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...They are former Governor John Patterson, a rabid segregationist, and three moderates: Attorney General Richmond Flowers, former Representative Carl Elliott and State Senator Bob Gilchrist. If no candidate gets 50% of the vote, there will be a runoff between the two top vote getters on May 31. The winner will face a stiff fight from a strong Republican Party, which is expected to unite behind its own bitter-end segregationist, Freshman Representative James Martin, 47. Martin, who entered politics in 1962, came within 6,800 votes of winning Veteran Lister Hill's U.S. Senate seat in that year...
...recalled that at this point he "felt strong and decided to go for the record." Burns sprinted through the tape with "plenty left," a winner by 25 yards and holder of a new record...
After last November's School Committee election, almost all political observers agreed that Boston's progressive forces had suffered a stunning setback. The overwhelming winner was Mrs. Louise Day Hicks, archfoe of attempts to correct de facto segregation in the city's schools, the losers were the reform candidates, including the outstanding liberal incumbent Arthur Gartland, who had received the endorsement of the Citizens for Boston Public Schools and other progressive groups...
...down trees and demolition and chemical teams fumigating and firing tunnels. By week's end, the 2nd Brigade had its breathing room-and 70 confirmed Viet Cong dead-in its first grim testing of the war. It may also have the war's second Medal of Honor winner: Specialist Fourth Class Daniel Fernandez of New Mexico, who died after jumping on a grenade to shield its blast from five buddies...
This year promises to be even better -barring any more accidents. Baeza has the mount on John Galbreath's unbeaten Graustark, who might become the first Triple Crown winner in 17 years. Baeza is practicing for the Derby, Preakness and Belmont by winning just about everything else in sight. Last month he became the first jockey ever to win five races in one day at Hialeah. Twice, he has won four in a day; six times, he has won three. Last week, with ten days still left of Hialeah's 40-day meeting, Baeza had already...