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...late for the Council to reverse its stand on Bill No. 646. The next best move is to abstain from taking action on matters which do not strictly concern...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Overstep | 3/4/1950 | See Source »

Last week Father Pelletier had powerful backing. In Quebec City, after investigating the children and finding "no miraculous event was verified," Archbishop Maurice Roy issued a statement: "We remind all the faithful they must abstain from such superstitious practices. We ask particularly that priests . . . do nothing that would seem to encourage this so-called devotion." Through the newspapers Papa Bélanger quickly announced that his house henceforth was closed to visitors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hemisphere: Miracle Business | 10/3/1949 | See Source »

...diplomatic recognition to Spain. The Soviet bloc wanted the two-year-old ban continued; most of the Latin Americans wanted it lifted, and so did some U.S. delegates. But Delegates Eleanor Roosevelt and John Foster Dulles were for continuing the ban. Result: the split U.S. delegation was told to abstain from voting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN RELATIONS: Symbol of What? | 5/23/1949 | See Source »

...principles of my religious faith, which is Hedonism, I am obliged to observe certain distary restrictions. For example, my religion requires me to cat filet mignon and devil's food cake with fudge frosting on Friday; to consume cocktails before and after each evening meal, and to abstain entirely from certain uninteresting foods, such as fish...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Orthodox Hedonist | 3/19/1949 | See Source »

Mike Siner led in conspicuousness of poster area by suspending his name in foot square letters from the ceiling of the Union lobby and writing his name with green paint on the snow outside. "Colonel" Bill Warner issued a directive ordering "all personnel to abstain from study and classes on the weekend in question," promising "severe reprimands to the College Administration if they interfered...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sex and Beer Used to Garner Votes | 3/4/1949 | See Source »

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