Word: switches
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...will all come from Medicaid rolls, and their fees for the Harvard Health Plan will be paid by the government. No one will be forced to switch to Harvard coverage; people on Medicaid will be allowed to choose which plan they want to join. Those who are able to get into the health plan will get virtually all their care for free. There may still be a $1 charge for doctor visits, but many of the gaping holes in Medicaid coverage will be filled...
Mantle could also bunt a team to death, because he was that rarest of all ballplayers, a switch-hitting slugger who could outsprint every big man in the league and most of the little men. That combination, plus his aw-shucks, farm-boy manner, made Mighty Mick an instant folk hero. In his first 14 seasons, he led the Yankees to a remarkable twelve pennant victories, won the Most Valuable Player award three times and the triple crown once, in 1956, when he batted .353, slammed 52 home runs and drove in 130 runs. His lifetime mark of 536 homers...
...committee of the American Bar Association recommended in 1964 that all law schools switch to the J.D. In that year less than 10 per cent of graduating law students received the J.D. In 1968, more than 75 per cent were awarded...
Slumping into the rear seat, he was still wiping his eyes when he heard an ominous click: up front, behind his bulletproof plastic shield, the driver had flicked a switch that locked both rear doors electrically to prevent passengers from taking off before paying the fare. "Where to, fella?" asked a voice from a loudspeaker overhead. John told him. The trip to the office was uneventful, until John put his $10 bill in a revolving tray in the partition and got back change for $5. When he pounded on the plastic and protested, the amplified voice informed him that...
...ready to enter negotiations with the East Germans. Schütz sent a representative into East Berlin to open the talks. His envoy returned disappointed. The East Germans demanded the cancellation of the Federal Assembly before any other issue could even be discussed. Signaling a switch in the Soviet position, Izvestia bluntly asserted that West Germans could expect no reciprocity for removing the Federal Assembly from West Berlin...