Word: avoider
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...time has grown between Dunlop and these disputes, and he is now on better terms with both parties. Philosophizing on his experiences, Dunlop has to admit that he thrives on crises, and thinks the world is better for them. "Most people are afraid of a crisis--they try to avoid it. But a crisis should be welcomed, for out of it peace is born...
They explained that the Air Force's real personnel problem will not begin until July. All these who enlisted for the normal four year period after the Korean war started, hoping to avoid the Army draft, will be eligible for discharge at that time...
...order to avoid such a concentrated drop in strength, the Air Force began releasing some airmen late last summer. Officials now hope to build up a reserve of new enlistees before the mass discharges scheduled for later this year...
...pounds from John Harvard's legacy, they built the "Old College." Modeled for beauty instead of endurance, the building began to totter twenty-five years later and was abandoned. The super-functional design of Grays, lacking the Victorian flourish of its period, indicates that its creators sacrificed beauty to avoid the fate of the "Old College...
...control of the New Haven Railroad at the annual meeting April 14 is shaping up. Seven directors who refused last week to run on the management's, slate for re-election will run on an opposition ticket. (Four had been put on the board last year to avoid a similar wrangle.) Principal contestants: President Frederic C. Dumaine Jr., who favors building up the road by plowing back earnings, and Manhattan Securities Dealer Patrick B. McGinnis, who wants accumulated preferred dividends paid up and common dividends renewed...