Word: moment
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...here have come to grips with that fact yet; fewer still have started to assess the possibilities of making a fresh start in a foreign land. Among most there is the vague and some-what naive assumption that this isn't the final thing but only a moment in their lives...
...moment these trends are of almost no concern to those living in exile here. Most are content to make do with what they have. And what they have is largely provided by a host of sympathetic groups in the city pledged to helping them find their way. Contact will find a bed, a place to eat, and potential jobs. The Montreal Council to Aid War Resisters will clear up border disputes and lead Americans through immigration forms...
Technicians, scientists, and skilled administrators are in great demand here--that they are among the least likely to come disturbs no one for the moment. Employers show little aversion to hiring possible felons from the United States for important positions. The head of the Canadian equivalent of our poverty program is a 25-year-old exile from Chicago...
ALTHOUGH at this very moment you may be questioning not only why the Selective Service System wants you, but why the draft exists at all, you can be confident that the President has a clear grasp of its purpose. He has said, "Because of the conditions of the world we live in now, we must continue to seek one form of service--military duty--of our young men. We would be an irresponsible nation if we did not--and perhaps even an extinct...
WASHINGTON, D.C.--The future of this year's college seniors and first-year graduate students is more uncertain at this moment than at any time since last June, when President Johnson signed the 1967 Military Selective Service Act into law. Less than two months ago, an executive order on a new selection system and additional fields in which to grant graduate study deferments seemed almost imminent and its contents predictable. Now his choice is less obvious and probably further in the future. In fact, the possibility exists that Johnson will not issue an order...