Word: admitting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Character Committee judges applicants upon recommendations and past records to determine whether they are fit to practice law. The American Bar Association has in the past refused to admit applicants who had invoked the Fifth Amendment when asked about Communist activities...
...Student Prince," for example, a song was dropped only because beer was mentioned. Sometimes a foreign government directly interfers, as when King Farouk, discomforted with the vivid portrayal of a slovish Nero, put thumbs down on "Quo Vadis." In all, many countries outlaw more American films than they admit, and sometimes pay for a portion of their movie imports with the censorship fees. But Hollywood isn't worried yet, and won't, said one producer, "until they get tired of Technicolor...
Last year the law was slightly liberalized. The ban on persons with police records was lifted to admit those who had committed nothing more than a misdemeanor. Before that, a refugee who, for example, had forged a ration card in Nazi Germany was excluded. Categories were also changed to admit more easy-to-process Dutch, Greek and Italian relatives of U.S. residents in place of refugees in those countries...
...take an important examination in chemistry. One confessed to the other that, should a certain question be asked, he was unprepared to give the correct answer. His classmate proceeded to give him the wrong answer, although he knew the right one." The authors of Preparation for Medical Education admit that this is an unusual incident. But it does point up the intensity of the competition among pre-medical students...
...action in defense of Formosa represents an apparent departure from the tradition of Executive power. Eisenhower was careful to state his belief that only some, not all, of the actions for which he requested approval, were inherent in his power as Commander-in-Chief. He seemed almost anxious to admit the possibility of Congressional limitations on his powers in such matters, and attitude which not many American Presidents have shown. Unquestionably Eisenhower would hope to gain prior Congressional authorization before undertaking any serious military action anywhere in the world...