Word: admited
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...while supporters of the legislation admit that it will not solve the drug problem by itself, they say it sends a powerful signal that drug abuse will not be tolerated...
...decision was not a surprise. In a 1984 case involving the Jaycees and in a 1987 ruling involving the Rotary International, the Justices unanimously decided that states could use laws that ban discrimination in public accommodations to compel some private organizations to admit women. Similarly, the New York ordinance was written to apply to private clubs that are in some respects public. To be affected, they must have more than 400 members and regularly serve meals and obtain revenues from nonmembers "for the furtherance of trade or business." Four of the city's most prestigious men's clubs meet those...
Washington's Cosmos Club, where Blackmun once belonged, voted to admit women just days before the court handed down its ruling. Many other clubs have opted to do likewise rather than face municipal action that can include embarrassing public inquiries into their admissions policies. Boston's 450-member St. Botolph Club recently admitted Katherine Fanning, editor of the Christian Science Monitor, and not a moment too soon. Just a day after last week's ruling, Boston officials warned three other clubs that they face the loss of food and liquor licenses if their membership policies are unchanged...
...part of the federal deficit. Since Social Security receipts count as part of the overall budget, congressional projections indicate that the deficit should gradually shrink from $150 billion in 1987 to $134 billion in 1993. Without Social Security's extra padding, however, lawmakers would be forced to admit an unpleasant reality: the deficit resulting from all other Government programs will actually grow from $170 billion in 1987 to $231 billion in 1993. Says Bosworth: "The basic budget deficit is getting worse, not better." As long as income from Social Security taxes makes the gap look smaller than it really...
...world for the Old Boys. The Supreme Court says some private men' s clubs can be compelled to admit women as members...