Word: ban
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...Consequently, the U.S. State Department wrestled down its objection to the junta and agreed to renewed shipments of heavy arms. The first consignment will consist of two minesweepers and 60 aircraft, including 22 F-102 Delta Daggers and five F-104 Starfighters. Though Washington tries to insist that the ban is only partly lifted, other heavy equipment, including tanks and armored personnel carriers, most likely will follow. Making the most of Greece's new strategic importance, the junta is demanding a 50% increase in U.S. aid, which prior to the coup had been averaging $65 million per year...
...Operation Vijana (Youth)," and so is 46-year-old President Nyerere. "It is foolish to wear clothes that show legs," he declared last week. "It would be better for people to go unclothed if their intention is to expose their legs." The Youth League has also called for a ban, as of Jan. 1, on everything symbolizing the "cultural enslavement of the African." Besides miniskirts, the ban includes wigs, tight pants for men or women, and chemicals used to bleach skins and "dehumanize the African people." Hair-straightening devices, lipsticks and other cosmetics have already been condemned. Beauty contests...
...lifting of an Ivy League ban on Fall competition has encouraged enough entries to make this the largest regatta ever held in the United States. Seven Ivy League colleges will send crews...
With the Ivy League ban on fall varsity crew competition lifted, three varsity heavyweight fours and four varsity lightweight fours will compete for the Crimson. Eight-oared shells from Dunster, Quincy, and possibly Kirkland will race, also...
...lifting of the Ivy League ban has made this regatta a new goal for fall crew training. The sponsoring Cambridge Boat Club expects 11 boats from Columbia, six from Dartmouth, and boats from Brown, Yale, Princeton, and Penn...