Word: bans
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...ban was vehemently opposed by the defense and also by Manhattan papers and wire services, who pointed out that it would "set a dangerous precedent." "We believe," said the petition the city editors filed with the court, "that open testimony is in the public interest...
...ban was suggested by the lawyer for the prosecution's key witness, red-haired Pat Ward, 19, who said she was prepared to testify on how she supposedly made between $10,000 and $15,000 in about 20 weeks as a prostitute working for Jelke. She announced, after her lawyer's plea for a closed trial, that she would go to jail before telling in open court a story that might "destroy the thinking and morals of millions of children all over the world...
Last week the county school board met to hear partisans of each side. Cried one father: "The fundamental issue is whether the children should be denied the right to belong to organizations." Said another: to ban fraternities and sororities would be unconstitutional. "Sir," snapped an angry mother, "the Supreme Court disagrees with...
This week, the orthodox Agudat Israel Party has a bill before the Knesset, Israel's parliament, to ban all sales of pork to Jews. Other Knesset members discussed importing more kosher meat on the free market; they were confident that the sale of pork would then dwindle...
Brannan's action brought quick protests from abroad. Canada's National Dairy Council proposed retaliation in the form of a ban on U.S. vegetable oils used in margarine. Said the Swedish Dairy Association's export boss Bengt Dock: "This is an example of giving to Europe with one hand and taking with the other." Harry Truman sought to make political propaganda. Said he: "This is the kind of law which makes the job of the Kremlin's propaganda experts a great deal easier...