Word: eagerness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...tanned and outwardly relaxed as he ponders the campaign in his Palm Springs-area home, Ford looks eager to join the action. His tele phone jangles repeatedly with calls from old political cronies urging him to announce his candidacy as their best hope of stopping Ron ald Reagan. Apart from the lingering animosity from his close personal fight with Reagan in 1976, Ford shares the fears of many Republican leaders that Reagan could not win if the Democrats renominate President Carter. He doubts that the other Republicans in the race could win either...
...week's end Mayor Byrne and the firemen's union had not resolved their dispute. The jailing of the union's president, Frank Muscare, for failing to obey a back-to-work order outraged firemen, but most were eager to return to work and the union began to soften its demands. Meanwhile, Chicago was making do. The number of blazes was running slightly below average, and only three people had died from fires in the 17 days, no more than the normal rate. Said one striking fireman of the city's fortunate residents: "Mayor Daley must...
...Lesser, Bigelow Professor of Education and Developmental Psychology, also has a personal interest in the excursion. Three months ago, a team of Chinese broadcasters visited Lesser and his co-workers at the Children's Television Workshop (the organization that created Sesame Street) to learn about American educational television. Eager to maintain the relationship, Lesser set up meetings with members of the Chinese Central Broadcasting Administration in addition to giving formal lectures...
...Fred Jewett '57, dean of admissions and financial aid, says there are relatively few substantive restrictions within the Ivy League which are binding on all schools. "We elicit information and opinions from the orchestra, the band and the Loeb," Jewett says, adding that coaches are "most eager" to give information...
...Qandahar, Afghanistan is assuredly a land of contrasts. Americans recognize that Afghanistan is the strategically all-important eastern bulwark of the northern tier of Southwest Asia, but only a fistful are acquainted with our unique indigent culture. Since the severe Soviet invasion of our nation, the rebels are eager for the Afghan-American friendship treatment. Let me introduce you to my land and its soil...