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WASHINGTON: Perhaps the old saying that nobody should watch sausage being made, unless they really want to know what is in it, applies to commercially-raised beef. In an attempt to protect American consumers against Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease, the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it is preparing to ban the use of animal parts in livestock feed. The measure is intended to erect a barrier which will help prevent any possible transmission of the illness from the feeding trough to the dinner table. "If we don't take preventive action today, we may regret it three to four years...
Another response to the tragedy: the House of Commons voted in October to tighten Britain's already strict gun laws, banning all handguns larger than .22 cal. Prince Philip, who opposes the law, set off a national furor last week when he complained, "If a cricketer, for instance, suddenly decided to go into a school and batter a lot of people to death with a cricket bat, which he could do very easily, I mean are you going to ban cricket bats?" The Prince has since apologized...
Governor William F. Weld '66 has sagaciously decided that Massachusetts will recognize gay marriages attained in other states after a Hawaiian Circuit Court judge ruled against a ban on legalizing homosexual union. Hawaii's Supreme Court may ultimately strike down the lower court's ruling--which has already been stayed--that the state must show an as-yet unproven compelling interest in order to deny marriage to homosexuals. But the willingness of the Governor to take this step toward legitimizing gay marriages in Massachusetts and elsewhere is encouraging. Furthermore, we hope he and the Massachusetts government will follow Hawaii...
...Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that prohibiting one individual from marrying another on account of his or her gender would violate the Hawaii state constitution's guarantee of equal protection under the laws, unless the government could prove that the state had some compelling, legitimate reason to ban same-sex marriage...
...court ruling has been a cause for jubilation for those who believe in justice. The issue of marriage goes far beyond the commitment of two people of the same sex. It goes to the civil rights of gay and lesbian Americans. The effort to ban same-sex marriage would deny us the basic rights accorded to our neighbors and friends. The issue involves immigration, taxation, family leave, health care, adoption, Medicare and numerous other benefits and rights. I don't know one American who would willingly surrender any of these rights...