Word: accept
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...Massachusetts proceedings violated their constitutional rights. Certainly it does seem strange that the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech of speech where religion, economics, and philosophy are involved, but not where literature and sex are concerned. This is, however, a position that even the liberal-minded still find difficult to accept: public morals seem too important to leave to individual caprice...
Such feelings seem to be prevailing at the moment. Legislative modification of the Blue Laws is predicted for early 1962, though Volpe doubts that the Legislature will accept either the minority or the majority report of his commission. The President of the State Senate is confident that the problem will be solved by the beginning of the tourist season, which is obviously when it matters most since that's when money flows in greatest quantities. Fortunately, there are no holidays between Thanksgiving and Christmas...
...heard congratulatory messages from all over the U.S.. among them one from an admirer named John Kennedy (who praised Storke's "sturdy conviction and judgment''). "For 61 years I've been dodging brickbats." said Tom Storke. "Tonight it is a little difficult to accept these orchids. What I did was not a courageous gesture. It should not be considered courageous to stand up and defend what God and the Constitution have given...
...become widespread, although not in official circles, that somehow the United Kingdom can be neutral in the worldwide power struggle....France has lessened her military participation in NATO and taken other steps which greatly impair the effectiveness of the alliance. Germany adheres loyally to NATO but refuses to accept an obligation commensurate with her wealth and resources ... to carry out the common Western responsibility for assisting the world's underdeveloped nations...
Richard Reuter, executive director of CARE, told PBH last week that the Jordanian government "wants our help badly enough to accept Jews," according to Mary R. Taylor '62, PBH president. However, a definite decision by PBH will wait until more is known about Jordan's policy on admitting Jews into the country and protecting them while they are there. The report from the CARE representative is due at the end of this month...