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Word: prevented (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...trained protectors of people in trouble, lawyers often specialize in certain kinds of clients, ranging from injured motorists to businessmen fending off regulatory agencies. Now the law has a new specialist: the lawyer whose role is to prevent young men from being drafted unfairly. Most of the draft lawyers are young men in big cities who oppose the Viet Nam war and work for modest fees-though some charge as much as $3,000 for a case that goes to court. All disclaim any intention of counseling their clients to evade the draft, a federal crime that carries a five...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lawyers: Helping to Avoid the Draft | 10/10/1969 | See Source »

...described as more humane than bullets and bombs. A liver-spotted general emeritus told me how germs give me (us-US) a bonus area of death, and how we had germs because the Russians had germs, and how we would like to fall back on gems if that would prevent nuclear holocaust. At the end of all of this Mike lowered his script and reassured me that this complex, emotional, controversial subject (his voice now granitic and beer dark) was being subjected to a general review by President Nixon. Dubious consolation...

Author: By Chris Rochester, | Title: The Living Room War | 10/9/1969 | See Source »

...driving for a final touchdown. With 38 seconds left, the Big Green was passing, and with nine seconds to go and the ball on the Holy Cross one-yard line, Dartmouth called a time out. The boys from Hanover scored on the next play. In an effort to prevent the Crusaders from adding a touchdown in the final two seconds, Dartmouth made an on-sides kick and recovered the ball. End of game. It was kind of like Killer Kiwalski kicking Arnold Scolland in the groin after the Killer had laid Arnold out flat in a pro wrestling spectacular...

Author: By Bennett ? Beack, | Title: Soaking Up the Bennies | 10/8/1969 | See Source »

...group of at least 150 Faculty members, however, have stated that they will try to prevent the withdrawal motion from being voted upon during the regular Faculty meeting...

Author: By Jeffrey D. Blum and Ronald H. Janis, S | Title: Faculty Ponders Vietnam Position | 10/7/1969 | See Source »

...John Shea, vice-president for student affairs, said that blood tests given to the gridders showed that all of them had the virus, although not all were sick yet. He said that the college plans to isolate all those infected in order to prevent spread of the disease to the rest of the student body...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hepatitis Strikes H. C. Crusaders | 10/7/1969 | See Source »

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