Word: preyed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Pentagon plans to hold to its rulebook. The presence of homosexuals in the service, it argues, could impair recruitment; other young men might feel anxious about living in close quarters with them. In addition, Defense Department officials contend, homosexuals cannot command respect as officers or noncoms and are prey to blackmailers. Replies Matlovich, who had top-secret clearance in the 1960s while working as an electrician on Minutemen ICBM silos: "Who's going to blackmail...
...have them succeed as such requires a boldness and bravery on the part of the student in other words, it's scary to stick your neck out and sometimes you do and you flop miserably. Sometimes the artists in this show flop miserably--but usually because they've fallen prey to the modern student syndrome of not experimenting, or staying in a rut. Those who move beyond the strict confines of a teacher's assignment, if nothing else, escape the mortal sin of being boring. When you're exhibiting in a building that has been likened to two grand pianos...
...Boston Celtics fell prey to the Washington Bullets last night in the second game of the National Basketball Association's Eastern Conference finals. The 117.92 loss gave the Celtics a 0-2 deficit in the playoffs. Returning to Boston for the third game on Saturday, the Celtics will try to shake their slump in front of the home town fans...
Lyle was quickly replaced by Dick Tidrow, who fell prey to Bob Montgomery's two-run double and then was nicked for three more runs in the eighth...
Scarcely intimidated by the prospect of being fired, both barrels still blazing, Phillips was stalking bigger prey last week. An investigating grand jury has recommended the indictment of Hillel Levinson, Philadelphia's managing director, on a number of charges, including extortion. Complained Levinson's boss, Frank Rizzo: "A raw, naked power play." Retorted Phillips: "The effort to sink us can be attributed to the fact that we are hitting pay dirt. Our investigations have got closer to those who wield political power, and that makes people in power uncomfortable...