Word: quit
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...intentions with the slaughter that appeared every evening on the TV screens. In a melancholy, prophetic book, Tragedy and Philosophy, Princeton Philosopher Walter Kaufmann departed briefly from his discussion of ancient Greek and Elizabethan plays to mention Viet Nam. His explanation of why the U.S. seemed somehow unable to quit the war in 1968 is a therapeutic jolt for those who prefer not to recall the recent past. "If we stop, our guilt is palpable," he wrote, "all this hell for nothing. Hence we must incur more guilt, and more, and always more to cleanse ourselves of guilt. Here...
Tony and I have both gone through a lot since then. I continued my lackluster diamond career through high school varsity stint. My major chore was to keep the raindrops from falling on the bench while the regulars were out on the field. I finally quit the game when I realized the emotional strain it was causing and the lives it was ruining. All mine...
...entered the Supreme Court building in a wheelchair pushed by a court messenger. Though he will have to return to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for periodic therapy, the redoubtable Justice intends to resume his seat on the high bench this week. Despite reports that the proud outdoorsman might quit rather than be wheeled to work (TIME, Feb. 17), the liberal Douglas seems determined to deprive President Ford of the opportunity to appoint a conservative jurist to the court. On the job again and in high spirits, the old mountaineer gave an optimistic order to his secretary: "Tell the press...
...doing the best they can," she says. "The big problems now are in coaching--and in attitudes. The coaches find it hard to take us seriously as athletes. They're sort of scared to push us as far as we can go, because they're scared that girls will quit. The attitude towards women athletes here is that academics are more important to us anyway, so why are we doing...
...post as chief executive after paying a federal fine for engaging in unfair political campaign practices; he will not run for re-election to the board in May. Bert S.Cross, a former chairman who is head of the finance committee, has with drawn from active management and will quit the board in May. Financial Vice President Irwin Hansen, who faces a possible prison sentence on federal tax-evasion charges, resigned last November. In one legal action after another, 3M, among other things, has been found guilty of breaking the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as well as Minnesota...