Word: avoiding
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Gangs of youths have become the principal organizations for drug trafficking in the nation's major cities. The gangs are resorting to more and more violent measures to protect their turfs, avoid police interference and enforce discipline. Los Angeles saw 387 gang homicides in 1987 alone. In New York City, gang violence has taken 500 lives during the past five years...
Recently, the prisoners successfully sued Suffolk County for failing to maintain the facility's physical plant, which, according to Williams, is "ready for the bulldozer." As a result of the suit, prisoners are locked up for extra hours to avoid health and safety problems, he says...
Southern white leaders are already sounding alarms about any leftward tilt. Some pols running this year are maneuvering to put distance between themselves and the national ticket in order to avoid a liberal taint. Jon Mills, speaker of the Florida state assembly, warns that Dukakis "has to show us that he isn't just another northeastern liberal. He's going to have to give us some material to work with." Texas Democratic Chairman Bob Slagle, a Gore supporter, fears that Jackson will nail even more left-wing planks into the platform than were there in 1984. "If Dukakis gets pictured...
Hunt says her small stature has "in every way" affected her life, in the same way that size, shape, race, religion and nationality affect the lives of others. She has been able to avoid the crippling effects of typecasting and enjoy a versatile acting career. And when asked what roles she plays, she answers, "All roles...
...Reagan administration lobbied until the last minute to avoid a recurrence of its defeat last week when the House passed the trade bill by a margin large enough to override a veto...