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...court ruled that neither husband nor parent may have "an absolute, and possibly arbitrary, veto over the decision of the physician and his patient." The court did indicate, however, that it might take a different view of a state law requiring some form of parental involvement short of a blanket veto...
...draft evaders and deserters. Sam Brown, 32, once a prominent leader of the antiwar movement and now state treasurer of Colorado, argued for full pardons. After some amiable maneuvering between Brown and Atlanta Attorney Stuart Eizenstat, Carter's chief spokesman on the platform committee, another compromise emerged. A blanket pardon would be promised to draft dodgers, but treatment of those who actually deserted from military service would be considered "on a case-by-case basis." Said Brown: "I am not enthusiastic about this language, but it is the position of our candidate...
...writers for making a "dramatic and magnificent and positive impression." To reporters he cracked: "I'm trying to get a minority report on something, but I'm not having any luck." Strauss joked about the joyous risk that the unusual degree of harmony might become a wet blanket of ennui at Madison Square Garden: "I'm not bored a bit. I might just sit in the background and drink a little whisky." In fact, with the nomination virtually settled, Carter will have to use some imagination to hold public interest...
...remedy was prescribed last week in a 7-1 landmark decision by the Supreme Court that lifted blanket bans on advertising prescription-drug prices. As part of its ruling, the court also made clear for the first time that the free flow of commercial information is generally protected by the First Amendment so long as the information is truthful and legitimate. Wrote Justice Harry Blackmun for the majority: "Advertising, however tasteless and excessive it may seem, is nonetheless dissemination of information...
...have different feelings about the program, but the unfounded blanket insinuation that those of us who work with Southwestern are unethical in our business practices seems disturbingly inappropriate in a newspaper and community which pride themselves on rationality and a strong sense of justice. The purpose of this piece is to lay the facts on the table so that the issues can be discussed in an atmosphere of reason, rather than one reminiscent of a self-righteous witch hunt...