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...expressing my objection to the tone of your article concerning Monsignor Ronald Knox's book The Mass in Slow Motion [TIME, Sept. 20]. I have always enjoyed and appreciated the light vein in which you presented our erstwhile serious world affairs, but as a Catholic I wish to affirm that the Mass is a very sacred subject to us, and to hear it alluded to as a "mumble-jumble" is not only disedifying but most revolting...
There is one common denominator, said Conant, that unites many Americans of otherwise highly divergent views: They all affirm that "the universe is somehow so constructed that a sane individual's acts are subject to moral judgments under all circumstances and under all conditions...
...annual maiden handicap will be run from the foot of Tower Court hill to the Chapel. Starters affirm that the race will be held as announced no matter how many obstacles the local weather bureau decides to provide...
...first of all, the constitutional duty of the President of the U.S. to develop and propose a suitable policy. It was then up to the people's representatives in Congress. They would have to affirm, reject or amend the policy the Administration proposed. The next move was up to the Administration's operating heads in Washington. In the long run, the success of any foreign policy depended on its imaginative and energetic execution. As chief operating head of the State Department, execution was Bob Lovett's job. It was the job for which George Marshall had hand...
...UNDERSIGNED MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, ENDORSE THE RECENT DECISIONS OF THE REGENTS [in firing President Philip Wernette -TIME, Feb. 16]. WE AFFIRM FULL CONFIDENCE IN THE PRESIDENT-ELECT [Tom Popejoy]. WE EXPRESS COMPLETE ASSURANCE THAT HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS WILL BE MAINTAINED UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP...