Word: avoider
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...weeks before had been denouncing the Senate's weak bill were now denouncing the Republicans for opposing it (see cartoons). Liberal Northern Democrats, let off the hook by the retreat of the N.A.A.C.P., the A.D.A., et al, delightedly accepted the Senate bill and the unexpected opportunity to avoid a North-South Democratic Party split...
...evening closes somewhat more cheerfully in the Court of the Duke of Athens, with the antics of Peter Quince and his loutish crew. This scene invites overplaying, a sin the Players certainly avoid. Edgerton as Quince, Waldstein as Bottom, William Trebilcock as Flute, Harvey White as Wall, and Karl Cook as Snug clown without hamming. And Bruce MacDonald plays the magnanimous Duke with special ability...
...remaining four defendants. "We tried our best to come up with a just verdict," said the foreman of the jury later. "We discussed the case thoroughly before taking a ballot. We weighed the evidence carefully against the points of law as outlined by the judge. We tried to avoid being influenced by any side issues...
...armed forces became available to industry. Now, at fees ranging from $25 for a short-range forecast up to $20,000 for a comprehensive yearly service, dozens of weathermen are telling airlines when to fly, builders when to pour concrete, shipping companies when and where to steam to avoid ocean storms, oil-drilling crews when to evacuate their offshore rigs...
SHIPPING TROUBLES are fast knocking U.S. out of its postwar role as world's No. 1 oil tanker operator. To avoid high costs at home, American shipowners register so many new vessels under foreign flags that U.S.-flag fleet now totals only 19% of free world tanker tonnage v. 60% in 1945. U.S. will fall to fourth spot (behind Britain, Norway, Liberia) by 1961 unless trend is reversed...