Word: taxies
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Many Israeli soldiers joined their units after traveling either by taxi or by hitchhiking. At midweek, some of the men were still wearing half-civilian clothing. Their khaki shirts and jackets clashed sharply with their more stylish slacks and patterned socks. At villages along the road, groups of teen-agers -some of them Americans visiting Israel-had set up refreshment stands and were offering coffee to the troops...
...After a six-month vacation on a Bahamas out-island, our first craving, once back on the mainland, was for McDonald's. We even had the taxi driver from the airport stop at one on our way home...
Meanwhile, the political polarization of Chile continued, with Allende seemingly unable to do much about it. The truckers' protest triggered sporadic strikes by doctors, shopkeepers and bus and taxi drivers angered by ballooning inflation (300% in the first six months of this year) and meager incomes. To prevent chaos, the President tried to make peace with the opposition Christian Democrats. Nothing came of the dialogue because the party was badly split. One faction urged support for the government. Another, led by ex-President Frei, was determined to help topple it by withholding cooperation...
...They put me on the taxi squad three weeks ago and said I would be used for the future. I expected that, since it takes several years to develop into a good NFL quarterback. But I was surprised when they cut me, because I'd been playing good football--I played better than ever and they told everyone that. I even surprised myself," Crone said...
...They put me on the taxi squad three weeks ago and said I would be used for the future. I expected that, since it takes several years to develop into a good NFL quarterback. But I was surprised when they cut me, because I'd been playing good football--I played better than ever and they told everyone that. I even surprised myself," Crone said...