Word: contendere
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Died. Carlos Lacerda, 63, fiery, flamboyant anti-Communist journalist, publisher and politician; of a heart attack; in Rio de Janeiro. As governor of Guanabara state, which included Rio de Janeiro, he vociferously supported military leaders in overthrowing President Joao Goulart in 1964. Briefly thereafter a contender for President himself, he...
A Triple contender is a horse owner's fairy tale, and for the Taylors, Seattle Slew is an unlikely Prince Charming. His breeding was one of a kind, but not really royal. He is the great-grandson of Secretariat's sire, Bold Ruler-a line that shows lots...
The Crimson had beaten every contender for the NCAA berth in the course of the season, including the Friars, with the exception of Holy Cross. Pleasant Valley is the Crusaders' home course.
A Harvard professor turned down an offer from the Carter administration last month to be a contender for the office of director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI).
And so the two groups of heavyweights slumped, exhausted, after having duked it out in the final, mad flurry. Penn, reputed to be a strong contender, had proved its worth by dethroning the perennial champ.