Word: accept
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...devoted more to extolling virtue than to ensuring it. An outgrowth of general indignation generated by ousted Congressman Adam Clayton Powell's propensity for public sin, it suggests that House members conduct themselves "in a manner which shall reflect creditably" on the House, and that a Representative accept no compensation for using his influence improperly. It called for a review of the Federal Corrupt Practices Act, under which no one has been convicted since its passage in 1925. It also asked members to list firms in which they own a substantial interest ($5,000 or more) or which produce...
...fist fights broke out as the price on one day rose to $44.36 an ounce v. the official price of $35. In Hong Kong, fran tic trading drove the price up to $40.71, and around the world investors and banks bought gold certificates and gold stocks. Many refused to accept the U.S. dollar in payment...
...March issue of Ramparts was only part way out last week. Newsstand copies went on sale two weeks ago, but 145,000 subscription copies of the magazine were still piled up at the printers in Denver. Reason: Ramparts had run out of money. The post office wouldn't accept its checks, and its subscription-service company wouldn't produce the necessary address labels until a start was made toward clearing up debts of between $20,000 and $25,000. In desperation, Ramparts sent out telegrams and letters to selected subscribers, asking them to chip in at least...
...hour spread among wages, insurance, pensions and other benefits. Thus the strike was as much against Glass Blowers President Lee W. Minton, 56, as it was against the companies. Calling the proposed settlement "the best offer we've ever had in this industry," Minton urged his union to accept it. But by a decisive 63-to-30 vote, local presidents rejected the offer and rebuffed their leader. "I don't know why they turned it down," said Minton. "The reasons vary from local to local...
...recommendations did not win support from the CEP. "We did not accept the notion that Independent Study should be used to generate new courses," Ford said yesterday...