Word: winner
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first black titleholder in the 62-year history of the contest, and she is delightfully willing to speak her mind. She supports the Equal Rights Amendment and thinks abortion is "a right a woman should have." Asked endlessly about the significance of being the first black winner, she sighed, "It's hard to come up with fresh answers to a question that doesn't really mean anything." Furthermore, she said, "don't expect me to favor every black cause that comes along." Black leaders enthusiastically favored her victory. Said Civil Rights Activist Jesse Jackson: "Vanessa...
...college students of the 1950s, West Point's Peter Miller Dawkins headed the Who's Who of his era. He was, in drumfire order, first captain of the corps of cadets, president of his class of 1959, captain of the football team, Heisman Trophy winner and a "star man," ranking in the top 5% of his class academically. No other West Pointer has mustered all those honors, before or since. After Dawkins married Judith Wright in 1961, he studied philosophy, politics and economics as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford, where he excelled at Britain's own game...
...President 1968, Going to Extremes), uses the image for his chilling investigation of three atrocious deaths that occurred more than a decade ago. But the use of the quote is a bit askew. The Thane of Glamis killed for ambition; Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, outwardly an all-American winner, brutally murdered his wife and small daughters for reasons that remain elusive...
...time Cy Young Award winner will step down after 21 seasons in the major leagues. A present member of the Kansas City Royals, Perry is the only pitcher to win the Cy Young in both leagues...
...last 65 minutes yesterday, however, Harvard did play like a winner. Led by center back Ellen O'Neill, who is quickly developing into the Crimson's brightest new star and forward Andy Mainelli, the locals controlled the remainder of the game. Picking up loose ground balls and providing plenty of work for UNH goalie Robin Balducci, the Crimson seemed ready to break out of its early-season scoring slump...