Word: instructing
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...avoidance of death in most cases is simple: hold fire. Except to stop snipers, shooting to kill can rarely be justified. Even then, the Army, National Guard units and police departments instruct their men to first locate the source of the sniper fire, and to return it only by the pinpoint, one-shot-at-a-time marksmanship of a trained rifleman. Laying down a fusillade, Army military police are told, "accomplishes nothing constructive and creates hostility among innocent bystanders," even if none are wounded or killed. A sniper can often be silenced by surrounding his position and forcing...
...latest statement from the personnel office emphasizes that President Pusey's original declaration on the employees' strike is applicable both to salaried and hourly employees. It authorizes supervisors to permit them to participate in anti-war activities during working hours without reduction in pay. But it does not instruct the supervisors...
...terms. Using a computer available to his company, he dispatched punch cards to the traffic violations bureau. Said the civilian computer to its official cousin: "Apparently the letters sent to the humans who try to control you are being disregarded. The violation is not valid. I suggest you instruct them to erase the ticket from your memory bank. I hope you can make them understand...