Word: allowable
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...absolutely inconceivable to me that in a nation claiming to be as civilized and advanced as the U.S., we can allow the re-establishment of that barbaric institution, the death penalty [Oct. 18]. Numerous studies have concluded that the death penalty has virtually no deterrent effect on those in a position to commit capital offenses, but it would appear that the Supreme Court has predicated its decision upon a passage from the Bible: "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." What will be next, Saturday Night Live, with Chevy Chase and the execution of the week...
...Jersey voters decided by a large margin to allow gambling casinos to be built and operated in Atlantic City. The referendum on gambling was one of the hottest issues in the state, arousing the strong opposition of religious leaders and law-enforcement officials who warned that turning the beach-resort city into a Las Vegas East would attract not only tourists but also organized crime, prostitution and loan sharks. The Committee to Rebuild Atlantic City spent $1 million arguing that casino gambling would resuscitate the dowdy, declining resort and bring much-needed revenue into the city and the state...
...hastily called emergency meeting in Chicago Oct. 30, the Council Executive Committee took an unprecedented step. Declaring that "we cannot allow any doubt about a complete repudiation" of the atrocities of the Nazi era, they called upon the Orthodox Church in America, parent body of Trifa's Rumanian churches, to ask Trifa to suspend his National Council activities until the federal courts, and an investigation by the Orthodox Church, settle the case...
...holidays a year, more than any other Western European nation, and then take a lot of unofficial days off as well. Italy virtually ground to a halt, for instance, during the work week starting Nov. 1. First came All Saints' Day, then All Souls' Day, when employers allow workers to visit cemeteries, and finally on Nov. 4 the anniversary of Italy's victory in World War I. Celebration of the Immaculate Conception follows...
...land obtained without federal approval is null and void." Tureen's theory is that this act invalidates many subsequent land sales throughout New England. In Mashpee, specifically, a class-action filed in August demands the return of virtually the entire town to the Wampanoag. The suit, however, would allow householders to stay as long as they paid "fair rental value," which could amount to more than $2 million annually. Though the suit could drag on for years, the town was stunned to learn in September that the leading Boston bond counsel, Ropes & Gray, refused to okay a $4 million...