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Although the International Football Federation has no jurisdiction over American football, the National Football League's board of governors agreed by secret ballot last night to adhere to the IFF's decree, in a demonstration of international good faith. The board approved a complete overhaul of the league's rules, giving a new meaning to a referee's toss of the yellow flag. Changes are as follows...
Others talk of a qualified franchise, based on property and prior education. Since many Blacks receive no schooling and few own property, this arrangement would deny most Blacks access to the ballot box. Even the liberal opposition Progressive Federal Party (PFP) does not advocate one man, one vote, although it would give Blacks some kind of representation. A staffer at a Johannesburg PFP office explains that while she favors one man, one vote, the party would lose support if it came out for equal representation...
...runoff ballot at the 80-year-old party's annual conference. Healey received 50.4 per cent of the vote to Benn's 49.6 per cent...
Healey apparently won on the strength of abstensions by between ten and 20 left-wing members of Parliament who had voted for another left-wing candidate on a previous ballot...
...doubt,' " said Suzanne Sheldon, the writer, who had originally voted for conviction. "And I kept seeing that kid Charles looking up at me from the defendant's table with his big blue eyes. It tore me apart." The jurors sent out for sandwiches, and took a written ballot at 8:30 p.m. No more undecideds. Eight votes to acquit, four to convict. One of the four, Pat Sweeney, the other assistant principal, said she had put a lot of weight on the youth's confinements in mental institutions. Pat Walshe, the lawyer, persuaded her that this...