Word: admitting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the use of contraceptives spread, although their illegal status gave birth to such nervously silly euphemisms as "uppity-cuppity" (for diaphragm) and it was considered boldly wicked to admit using them. All the while, Margaret Sanger fought futilely for a federal "Doctors' Bill" that would open the mails to birth control information and devices. Victory came by a more roundabout route. She had ordered a new Japanese pessary sent to an associate, Dr. Hannah Stone, and it was seized by U.S. Customs. In U.S. v. One Package, U.S. District Court Judge Grover Moscowitz dismissed...
...whatever the rationalizations, most people, if pressed, will face up to and admit their own missteps. There are no accurate measurements, but this is suggested by many factors, from opinion surveys to the behavior of defendants in court. It is a hopeful sign, because perhaps the worst part of dishonesty is being dishonest with oneself. As Groucho Marx said: "There's one way to find out if a man is honest-ask him. If he says yes, you know he's crooked." Americans on the whole do not seem to overrate their dishonesty-or their honesty, either...
Though his hypothesis strikes him as "esthetically pleasing" and has not yet been seriously challenged, Stannard is quick to admit that there is no proven evidence to support it. Asked by a U.S. student for a simple explanation of his theory, Stannard sent a copy of his Nature article and included some dis arming advice: "If you don't understand the theory, it doesn't matter, because it probably isn't true...
Raiding the Treasury. Popular as the largesse is with builders, even its strongest advocates admit that it is inflationary. Though President Johnson was considered certain to sign the bill, he objected to $1 billion tagged as a "special assistance fund" to enable Fannie Mae to make about 60,000 FHA and VA mortgage loans of less than $15,000 on extra easy terms. It was not the favoritism that bothered the President. His worry was that half the $1 billion would come from his emergency funds and the other half from a direct raid on the Treasury, thus adding...
...have a lemon squeezer?" Colonel Briggs quickly introduced herself, said: "I have two, and if you can't find one I'll be glad to send you one of mine." And, though the colonel has promised to stick to the issues, she is woman enough to admit that she cannot promise not to be "snide from time to time...