Word: appealing
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...neither yes nor no and skipped to the next question. which mercifully allows a full exposition of an individual's beliefs with respect to a Supreme Being and the reasons which prevent him from participating in war. This is the approach which Seeger used. It will be upheld by appeal boards and in the courts, but most local boards, unaware of the Seeger decision, will deny CO status to anyone who does not check yes to God. Consequently, draft counselors advise CO's to answer yes if they can possibly conscience it and then explain what they actually believe...
...hearing with the board to present his case in person. At the hearing, the board subjects claimants to a cross-examination which is often hostile. If the local board still refuses to classify him I-O, the claimant may take his case to the state appeal board. This entails an FBI investigation of his background and a hearing with a Department of Justice Hearing Officer. On the basis of the hearing the Department of Justice recommends to the state appeal board where to grant CO status. If the appeal board denies the claim, the CO has one last appeal...
According to Stephen Hedger of the AFSC, nearly all CO claims, even unorthodox ones, are being won somewhere in the appeal process or in the courts. Nevertheless, there are about 40 CO's now imprisoned because their claims for I-O status were turned down. Others pay for their conscientious objection in different ways. For example, one Harvard CO who had been planning a career in the foreign service was advised by the CCCO that he would have small chance for advancement...
Best known of the four companies ordered by the FTC to stop claiming that their medications will shrink hemorrhoids or obviate the need for surgery was American Home Products Corp., maker of Preparation H. The company planned to appeal to the courts. Three smaller companies conceded that the effects of their products were similar to those of Preparation H and may also appeal or seek reargument before the commission...
...million in outstanding loans had been made to Intra insiders on "virtually nonexistent" collateral. The court declared Intra bankrupt and took control of the property of its directors, including that of ex-Chief Yusif Bedas, who is now in Brazil. Pending a decision on an appeal, Intra now looks to the legislature for a reprieve. A new law that is about to be introduced would, if passed, override the court decision, give the bank six months to refloat itself under new management-or be scuttled forever...