Word: steered
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...payroll messenger did not show up. Later the group planned to raise money for the cause by staging another payroll robbery at a construction site. One of the unit's members, Pat O'Brien, was on holiday in Ireland, and Lennon was ordered by Wicken to steer clear of the caper. The three other members of the unit walked into a trap and were arrested before the heist could take place. In December all were found guilty of plotting the robbery and sentenced to ten years in prison...
...Pakistan. Trained at Britain's Sandhurst Royal Military College, Ayub rose to commander in chief of the Pakistani army and became president in 1958. He helped spur Pakistan's economic growth but did little to remedy the inequitable distribution of income among the population. In attempting to steer a neutral course in global politics, he clashed with-and later fired-Foreign Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Bhutto became a critic of Ayub's regime and was jailed briefly in November 1968. After five months of bloody civil strife, Ayub stepped down into retirement. Bhutto became President...
Cabot has also demonstrated that his company will be more aware of the social behavior of the corporations in which Harvard invests than its predecessors. he will steer the portfolio clear of companies such as Middle South Utilities that end up causing a great deal of trouble for the University and may in the long run cost the University money because they must pay for past misdeeds out of profits...
...When you leave the hill crest you leave the road," Wetzel said. He had been instructed to steer for a telephone pole across the road, which would serve as a bearing to keep him on course when the car touched down. "As the pole loomed in front me, and I got closer and closer, I couldn't help letting out a 'God almighty,'" he said. The race car landed 20 feet in front of the pole and Wetzel pulled through the turn...
Music notes. Local favorite Tom Rush plays The Performance Center this week through Saturday, March 23, 8 and 10:30 p.m.... Grace Slick and Paul Kantner steer the Jefferson Starship into the Music Hall Wednesday, March 27 at 8 p.m.... Brandeis presents a mixture of glittery soul and local boogie when lke and Tina Turner meet the Chris Rhodes Band on Saturday, March 23 at Shapiro Gym, Brandeis University, at 8 p.m. Call 661-3877 for info.... The legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band moves to Symphony Hall this Friday, March...