Word: avoider
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After 53 speeches by assorted comrades, ailing Party Chief Maurice Thorez rasped his decision: the party would abstain in the Chamber of Deputies. Said Thorez: "It is absolutely imperative today that we do not detach ourselves from the Socialists. We must therefore avoid raising the barrier of a hostile vote...
...Annapolis, four-star Admiral Arthur Radford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, last week exhorted graduating midshipmen to avoid making "a fetish of tradition" and to remember always that the Navy, Army and Air Force "must think as a team, work as a team, and, when necessary, fight as a team." At Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Army Secretary Wilbur Brucker overflowed with tributes to the "magnificent Navy" and the "great Air Force with intrepid pilots." Other resonant military voices joined Brucker and Radford in three-part harmony-but they failed to drown out the dissonant undertones...
...another partner in the Christian Democratic coalition, the Saragat Socialists (who broke with Nenni nine years ago on the very issue of his Red allegiance), suddenly accepted Nenni's invitation to talk things over, while stoutly insisting that this did not mean any change in their determination to avoid all contact with Nenni's Red allies...
...Senior Class Committee announced yesterday that tickets for all class week events will be on sale today from 10 a.m. to noon and from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Seniors should buy early to avoid the usual last minute rush and to facilitate the Committee's purchasing for the events...
Seven hundred and fifty-three freshman had defects revealed by the bite-wing dental X-ray. Of these, 135 had defects in urgent need of treatment if they were to avoid loss of teeth. All 1030 freshmen X-rayed received letters from the department indicating whether they needed treatment and the urgency of their case. About 70 members of the class failed to have X-rays or had defective ones...