Word: diversionism
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Died. Arthur Ernest Morgan, 97, educational innovator, author and chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority from 1933 until 1938, when F.D.R. dismissed him following a policy dispute; in Xenia, Ohio. A surveyor's son, Morgan studied civil engineering in the early 1900s and became one of the nation'...
Inside the hall, Greenberg also said the busing issue is a "diversion" from the real class issues. She said, "they need people they can exploit," explaining that "they" are the "power structure."
Such odd, frivolous moments make The Wilby Conspiracy a surprisingly breezy diversion. The fugitive pair are pursued by a racist cop (played with excellent wit by Nicol Williamson). A reasonable level of satire is maintained throughout, even while everyone clowns.
ON WORK AND LEISURE. Great labour, either of mind or body, continued for several days together . . . requires to be relieved by some indulgence, sometimes of ease only, but sometimes too of dissipation and diversion. If it is not complied with, the consequences are often dangerous, and sometimes fatal.
This assignment also provided diversion for some of TIME'S own snappin' women in New York: Gina Mallet, who wrote the story, Martha Duffy, who edited it, and Amanda MacIntosh, who researched it. At one point the three joined Ms. Hemingway in a Manhattan restaurant; they were halfway...