Word: avoider
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Quizmaster Groucho (You Bet Your Life) Marx, collar up, slouch hat down, landed at London Airport, beat off autograph hounds, then was besieged by newsmen. Asked one: "Why haven't you visited London for 23 years?" Growled Groucho: "To avoid newspapermen. You can call me the male Greta Garbo." With that, he loped off into the rain...
Cancellations & Cutbacks. In their anger against the court, gasmen talked of a sharp cutback in new drilling and exploration, rather than take high risks with the expectation of getting only a 6% return. Some producers planned to avoid FPC regulation by diverting gas to uses within the states where it is produced. Many producers planned to cancel contracts with pipeline companies, in conformance with cancellation clauses that go into effect if FPC gets or exercises rate-setting powers...
Before the House committee, Rutman invoked the Fifth Amendment to avoid testifying about his Communist affiliations between January 1, 1947, and August 4, 152. He also refused to answer allegations that he had attended a picnic on September 7, 1952, sponsored by the West Philadelphia Civil Rights Congress...
...trusted of Temple had formerly told newspapers that Dunham had explained his conduct on the ground that "he disapproved of the committee and that he intended to avoid acting as an informer...
Stevens: I have reviewed this whole situation with Mr. Wilson, and it adds up to this: neither he nor I can see an appropriate way to avoid the basic training . . . That is the wise thing to do, Dave, and that having done that, then I think there is an excellent chance that we can pick you up and use you in a way that would be useful to the country and to yourself. Just what they would be, I don't know ... I personally would like to arrange it . . . in such a way that you could use the knowledge...