Word: ban
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...with the old constitution, which was suspended by the junta, the new document drastically limits the monarch's powers and vastly increases military authority. At the same time, it contains some provisions against corruption unprecedented in modern Greece, including mandatory yearly publication of party financial statements and a ban on conflicts of interest for members of Parliament. Political parties would be made more democratic by a requirement that their leaders be elected in open conventions rather than chosen secretly. The constitution goes into effect as soon as approved-except for guarantees of such individual rights as free speech...
...sure, modern life is already rife with ancient superstitions that will probably never go out of style. But the new phenomenon is the upsurge in new superstitions-the faith in flying saucers, the theory that H-bomb tests caused rain and that the test ban has since caused droughts. Even scientists are highly susceptible to superstitious beliefs. One California physicist who flies to Washington once a month eases his fear of a crash by carrying a special amulet: a copy of TIME, a magazine he otherwise dislikes...
...gymnasium guards was noted primarily for its comedy. The administration also played it cool when 400 students attending the opening session of the "International Assembly of Revolutionary Student Movements" (a confederation of S.D.S.ers, black militants and European radicals) stormed into a classroom in protest against the university's ban on the meeting. Instead of calling in the police, Columbia stood aside and let the gathering run to a quiet close. The next day, however, officials announced that swift disciplinary action would be taken against disruptive students...
...which Huie demolished the myth that B-29 Commander Claude Eatherly remorsefully turned to a life of crime after dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima. Eatherly, Huie showed, had not even flown in the mission over Hiroshima, and his guilt feelings developed years later under the encouragement of ban-the-bomb propagandists...
...what about the influence of commercials? They teach, says Hayakawa, "that there is an instant, simple solution to all problems. Acid indigestion can be relieved with Alka-Seltzer; unpopularity can be overcome by using Ban; feelings of sexual inadequacy can be banished by buying a new Mustang, which will transform you into an instant Casanova." Even TV documentaries, "offer neat wrap-ups of complex events." Yet, "the world makes all sorts of demands the television set never told you about, such as study, patience, hard work, and a long apprenticeship in a trade or profession, before you may enjoy what...