Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...student, I spent twelve stultifying years in that city's school system. As a teacher, I am one of those "young teachers who avoid Boston." I have vowed never to teach in Boston until the public school is taken out of politics...
...Mafra and 20 engineers roared out of the base in two troop trucks. To avoid downtown traffic, Mafra guided his tiny convoy through the coastal hills, only to run into a traffic jam caused by an accident. By the time they finally reached the hospital, it was 8 a.m. Lacerda had just left-after his secret service got a last-minute tip that troops were...
...Mark's in Venice and St. Paul's in London are so entrenched that no public official would dream of killing them. The French have prohibited the feeding of pigeons in Paris, but they don't enforce the law. Moscow is attacking its pigeons surreptitiously to avoid exciting the pigeon lovers...
Ernie's next fight should be with journeyman Doug Jones, the number-two contender who lost a controversial decision to Cassius in Madison Square Garden last Spring. Jones, however, maintains hope for a shot at the champ and will soon fight unranked Alex Koskowits instead, to avoid a further blemish on his record. Jones enthusiasts--and they are scarce--point out that at 185 their boy is no lighter than Marciano or Dempsey when he took the title. But then, Jones is no Marciano. Marciano probably would have lasted no more than ten with Liston, and as for Dempsey...
...Avoiding or at least postponing military service has become a subtle collegiate art, and for years it has been practised despite grim Selective Service warnings. Yet, each year the maze of Selective Service regulations becomes a little more difficult to negotiate. Policies change, rules are added, and the whims of local draft boards often defy logic. Recognizing these facts, Yale, for the past two years, has offered students the counsel of a civilian military service advisor, a faculty member with extensive knowledge of current Selective Service policies to whom students may go for objective facts and advice. The military service...