Word: drafted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Israeli official: "If the Egyptians do not initial the draft we will settle down and wait. What will the U.S. and Sadat do? Deport...
...appearances, the peace treaty, every word of which seemed to have been carved on stubborn stone tablets, was complete. The eighth draft of the text, in fact, was put before the Israeli Cabinet for the second time last week and was approved after surprisingly little debate; after hearing some of Washington's latest suggestions for a settlement, which were closely aligned with Sadat...
Fittingly enough, it was the vaunted Dallas scouting system that turned up Jim Zorn. Passed over in the draft after playing for tiny California Poly-Pomona, he was signed as a free agent, then cut by the Cowboys in 1975. He was quickly snatched up by Seattle when the franchise opened the following year...
...Seattle Seahawks' spectacular young (25) quarterback, Jim Zorn, has passed, run, pushed and dragged his expansion team into the third best offense in the N.F.L. In eleven games this year, Zorn passed for ten touchdowns and ran for six more. With careful use of the draft and a few deft trades, Seattle has put together a supporting cast that does Zorn justice. Wide Receiver Steve Largent ranks second among American Conference receivers, behind Pittsburgh's Lynn Swann; with ten touchdowns, David Sims is the conference's top-scoring running back...
...brothers who are able to break out of New York's slums on the strength of faith, perseverance and the fortunate circumstance that one happens to be an excellent wrestler. Stallone's Cosmo is an aspiring hustler who let his hair grow and donned an earring to avoid the draft. He is supposed to be an eccentric, funny, loveable guy, with a kind heart and an abundance of home-spun wisdom. Stallone, however, fails to give his character any depth. Cosmo is an amalgamation of what Stallone thinks are appealing traits, calculated to gain our sympathy. He does not seem...