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Speakers participating in a discussion on the arms race at Harvard Hall yesterday afternoon agreed that all nations should strive to maintain peace, but the speakers disagreed over the political and economic conditions that must first exist in a country before it can abstain from resorting to violence...
...This condition-which occurs within 24 hours or so of ovulation-usually lasts one to two days and signals maximum fertility. Three days after the mucus becomes cloudy and sticky again, the second safe interval begins, sometimes continuing through another dry cycle before menstruation. In all, the woman must abstain from intercourse for about nine days out of the average 28-day cycle-the hormonal peak day and four days before and after...
With this dress the pilgrim enters the state of 'ihram' consecration. He must abstain from all modes of gratification of personal vanity, beautification of the body, and indulgence of its desires. More emphatically the pilgrim should refrain from hurting or destroying anything that is alive; peace must reign, especially then...
...diplomatic area, the U.S. could reduce its support for Israel at international forums, or even abstain on votes against Israel at the U.N. President Carter could fight a public opinion battle and further publicize U.S. disagreements with Israel on specific issues. Some tough questions might be asked, for example, about whether the Israeli settlements in occupied territory, which Washington considers illegal, are in effect financed by U.S. money. The Administration could also publicly inquire about the treatment of Palestinian political prisoners (current number: 3,200), some of whom have allegedly been tortured by Israeli authorities...
Indeed, the Arabs hope that Washington, which has been following the Palestinian moves from a distance, may decide not to veto the Arafat proposal but abstain instead. They are encouraged by the fact that the U.S., which has held Palestinian groups at arm's length until they recognized Israel, has begun unofficially at least to bend this policy to make some contacts. During his visit to Geneva last month, for instance, U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young met and briefly chatted with Daud Barakat, the P.L.O.'s representative there...