Word: favority
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Army nor the Navy is particularly upset about the B-l's demise, because it eases the budgetary squeeze and opens the prospect of more funds for their own pet weapons systems. But the Air Force seems genuinely devastated. There is, of course, an understandable institutional bias in favor of manned bombers. But beyond that, many Air Force officers argue that the B-52 is simply too old, too prone to metal fatigue, too primitive in its avionics systems and electronic countermeasures to fulfill its assigned role as the third leg of the U.S. strategic triad...
Even if the case proceeds, the deck is stacked in favor of the defendant. A juvenile may not be able to read or write, but he can recite his Miranda rights* without pausing for breath. When he is arrested, his main effort?and his lawyer's?is to get the case thrown out on some legal technicality, and he often succeeds. In a San Francisco police squad room, the cops toss darts at an unusual board. Its rings are labeled: Investigate further, Admonish, Cite, and the bull's-eye is Complaint withdrawn. Police Lieut. George Rosko sums up the whole...
...year," Park said) snatched the Greater Boston League crown from Harvard with a 5-2 win at Soldiers Field. It was the same day when Park found out that his team had not received an at-large berth for the District One playoffs, as they were overlooked in favor of Boston College and UMass, two teams that each had a record poorer than the Crimson...
Elizabeth Glazer '77, who works for the commission, yesterday said, "There's a history in Cambridge not to register students because the Old Machine people felt that they'd tip the political balance in favor of the liberals." The commission is not acting maliciously, "they just see a greater opportunity to drop people," she said...
Most Jewish groups, however, favor voluntary talks with converts rather than strong-arm tactics. New York's new Jewish Community Relations Council has a task force compiling data on 45 missionary groups and has assigned psychologists and educators to develop a counter strategy. Similar efforts are under way in 16 other cities...