Word: selection
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Generally, the President more than held his own in the skirmishing. As the slow counting finally ended in Florida's complicated caucus balloting to select delegates to a virtually meaningless Democratic convention, it was clear that Carter had decisively turned back the challenge of Kennedy's volunteer supporters. Though the victory was only psychological in significance, Carter's supporters went ahead by nearly 2 to 1 over the Kennedy slate. Carter even took the Miami area, 131 to 57. Yet Kennedy had shown spotty strength: he beat Carter in Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota and Fort Lauderdale...
Students entering in the fall of 1982 will be required to select eight half courses from the five main areas of the Core Curriculum. --Dean Rosovsky's Report on the Core Curriculum...
...Helms became even more disturbed when revelations of past covert activities began trickling out a Watergate unfurled, finally exploding onto the front page of The New York Times in December 1974, and then in the hearings of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Powers details how the CIA, on orders of five presidents, had sabotaged elections, overthrown governments, destroyed men and movements, and routinely interfered in the internal affairs of other countries--spending unknown fortunes in the process. And presiding over the treasonous disclosures was Helms' successor (after James Schlesinger '50's short reign) William Colby, reluctant, but cooperative...
...pack China's governing institutions with his supporters: on the eve of the anniversary, twelve elderly victims of the Cultural Revolution were elevated to the Central Committee while two other longtime Deng allies, Peng Zhen, 77, and Zhao Ziyang, 61, were added to the select Politburo. Deng could thus count on the loyalty of 19 of the 29 members of China's top ruling body...
Many companies are searching for ways to make their benefit packages more cost-efficient as well as more satisfying to employees. One innovation is the "cafeteria" plan, which allows employees to select their own benefits beyond a certain level of required medical, pension and life insurance coverage. For instance, a middle-aged bachelor might choose higher contributions to his pension plan in return for reduced medical benefits, which he does not need since he has no family. At American Can, employees can forgo, say, annual medical checkups in return for an extra week of paid vacation. Says Senior Vice President...