Word: exoduses
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...hospitals are locked in the grip of what could become the worst nursing shortage since World War II. Overworked and abysmally paid, growing numbers of America's 2 million registered nurses, 97% of whom are women, are trading in their bedpans for law books, ledgers and briefcases. The exodus of the exhausted comes at a time when nursing schools are reporting dramatic declines in enrollment and veteran nurses are loudly objecting to their working conditions. Paradoxically, however, there are more nurses employed now than ever before. Thanks to increasingly complex medical technology, an aging patient population and the worsening AIDS...
That planned voyage, called el awda (the return), was supposed to recall the experience of Jewish Holocaust survivors who sought to enter the port of Haifa in British-controlled Palestine aboard the refugee ship Exodus in 1947. The P.L.O. effort, several weeks in the planning, was basically a theatrical gesture. But it promised to be an effective public relations ploy and infuriated the Israelis, who vowed to prevent the ship's arrival in Haifa. About 18 hours after the killing of the Fatah trio, a magnetic mine attached below the waterline of the Sol Phryne exploded, causing no injuries...
During the exodus, which ended three hours ahead of schedule, groups of patients journeyed one at a time to their new homes. The new building, connected to the old one on the fifth and sixth floors, cost the hospital $86 million...
Undergraduates hold key positions in several campaigns, and all the major candidates have support groups on campus. Massive student participation in the presidential campaigns dates back to 1968. In that year, an exodus of Massachusetts student voters handed Eugene McCarthy a stunning New Hampshire primary victory, revealing that Harvard and other colleges can be sources for manpower and enthusiasm important for a successful presidential drive...
...brief period, Quadlings used the Shuttle Bus to head for brighter surroundings. One bus left packed with a Square-bound exodus. But most waited out the blackout...