Word: scouts
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Butte, Mont., a supervisor led the Dantzics around a mine for two days to find the right vantage point; in San Antonio a cop held up traffic while they took a picture of the Alamo; in Albuquerque a bank president escorted them to the roof of his bank to scout the view. Only in New York City, says Dantzic, was "getting on someone's roof a major hassle. They think you're a jumper...
...pack my father's old Boy Scout knapsack with my belongings, I am still wearing the clothes I slept in last night in the bomb shelter. Yona walks me to the dirt road where I will catch a ride away from the border toward Haifa and my new kibbutz. Yona's forehead is deeply-lined, and there are circles under his eyes; the war has been hard on him, too. It is hard not to admire the courage of the Israelis like him, who sacrifice so much for their cause...
AMBULANCE CHASING. Most modern practitioners are too sophisticated to run after personal-injury victims themselves; instead, they hire private investigators, insurance adjusters and friendly policemen to do so. But some lawyers have been known to "solicit"?scout for plaintiffs ?in class actions...
...first method applied by a scrutinizing talent scout is telling any questionable player who asks whether your team needs anyone else, "I've already got my five." Other tactful responses include, "Some of my friends are downstairs dressing," or, "Sorry, I'm waiting...
McLaughlin scoured the country as a talent scout for the Fighting Irish, and this year he has made one junket through Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Washington D.C. to speak to Harvard applicants. Notre Dame, unlike Harvard, provided athletic scholarships, but McLaughlin says "I think I was prepared well for Harvard at Notre Dame because they were very selective about their student athletes. The first thing we have to know is who is a viable candidate. The kids who do qualify are interested because of the academics. Any coach or school would consider it an honor to have...