Word: admitting
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...reasonably sincere Catholic, I must admit that your Dec. 23 article on holy hucksters certainly hit home. It is an unfortunate fact that the manufacturers and distributors of pseudoreligious trinkets find ready prey among many gullible Catholics. The church is strongly in favor of the use of rosaries, medals, and such aids in the worship of God, but the abuse of this custom, as practiced by these unscrupulous individuals, constitutes a grave offense against everything the church stands...
Only at week's end, after many a Briton had recoiled at this unseemly consanguineous attack on a man whose prestige was a crucial factor in the delicate situation in Cyprus, did the Foots admit that the whole thing was their notion of a harmless family joke...
...many oil experts it seemed likely that Libya had been motivated by E.N.I.'s relative lack of capital, its undistinguished record in finding oil in Italy, and the understandable reluctance of a former Italian colony to admit an Italian government corporation to its territory. Enrico Mattei had a simpler explanation: unfair pressure on the Libyan government by U.S. oil companies...
That was a very fine article on the problem drinker [Dec. 23]. It is heartening to know, and I will frankly admit I never knew, that so many leading American companies have such excellent programs for rehabilitating alcoholics and that they are making a success of it. However, I feel that they are dealing with the effects. They should put forth the same amount of time and effort to remove the cause-provided that our churches wake up and help them as they should...
...have habitually oversimplified rate cases. On the theory that any rate increase is inherently evil, they have acted as if the only issue involved is "whom are you for-the consumer or the industry?" Now, said Kuykendall, "the Memphis decision is forcing such persons to face reality and to admit that, after all, a pipeline company must remain solvent if it is to render service...