Word: avoider
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Raeder, promoted to chief of staff in the Kaiser's brand-new cruiser squadrons, had a brief taste of glory in the battles of Doggerbank and Jutland (in which the British were powerfully mauled), but at war's end the barnacled fleet had to scuttle itself to avoid capture. Returning from Versailles. Raeder said: "Just wait 25 years. We'll be back." In half that time Raeder was building pocket battleships for Hitler, who made him an honorary member of the Nazi Party. But in World War II, when his battleships proved no more decisive than those...
...already taken a step in the right direction by planning to enlarge the Business School parking lot and to utilize, if necessary, the large Stadium parking area on Soldiers Field. Both these lots are a considerable distance from the Square, but it is usually worth a little walk to avoid a night-long game of cops and parkers...
Meanwhile, Geoffrey M. Kalmus '56, president of the undergraduate station, again accused Johnston of trying to obstruct his organizations's broadcast. Kalmus asserted that the television cameraman was merely the latest of Johnston's "excuses" to avoid letting WHRB use the booth...
...their resources for the welfare of other prisoners. They should first try to prevent capture, and once captured, aid their fellow prisoners and use every means to escape. Under new orders issued by Defense Secretary Wilson, military instructors deepen this resourcefulness by training men how to avoid interrogation, to minimize suffering, and increase their chances of survival. Easing the hardship of captivity demands every capacity of each prisoner of war. Yet the new conduct code fails our soldiers when it asks them to rely on their strength in a valiant but obviously hopeless attempt to convince Communist sympathizers...
After his supply of idols was exhausted, young Felix turned to learning the healing arts. By suitable applications he was able to create sickness which convinced even degree-holders that he should carefully avoid school. In the free time thus afforded, he discovered the great splendors candy stores held within their often unguarded doors. These two newly acquired skills were never to be forgotten by the apt student...