Word: drafted
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Since your story raises once again the specter of peacetime conscription, it is important to understand that when men are drafted in peacetime, it is to train them to be prepared to defend their homes in the event of a war; nothing more. I believe that most Americans do not object to this concept. Subsequently, any future draft law should have a proviso specifically stating that draftees will not be assigned to duty outside the continental U.S. unless the Congress declares that a state of war exists...
Reagan's tough reaction to the strike was reminiscent of Franklin D. Roosevelt's wartime order to draft striking coal miners in 1943, then to have the Government seize and operate the mines...
Last year was one of the better outings in recent history. and. but for several key injuries, might have been another possible championship. Led by quarterback Brian Buckley an 11th-round draft pick of the New England Patriots), the Crimson won its first four games, ncluding a 15-10 thriller at Army. But Buckley panged his knee and the team stumbled at mid-season, eventually finishing with a 7-3 mark, a third-place tie in the Ivies. Despite the fine record, the season ended on a dismal note, a 14-0 humiliation at the hands of Yale...
...designated as Type A players, the next 10% as Type B. If a club signs a Type A free agent, it must place all but 24 of its players in the compensation pool. When a team loses a Type A free agent, it not only receives an extra amateur draft choice but is allowed to dip into the compensation pool for a seasoned regular-not necessarily from the free agent's new team. When a club loses one of its pool players in a compensation deal, it is paid $150,000 by the player's new team. When...
...either traded or retired from the game. In the most recent round of negotiations, the owners were determined to increase the compensation for lost free agents. Their former arrangement with the players simply called for the team that signed a free agent to give up one of its amateur draft choices to the player's old team. Unconcerned about losing amateurs-few of whom make it to the majors-the owners went on a free-agent binge. Over four years, beginning in 1976, average player salaries rose from $52,300 to $143,756. Now even middling free agents command...