Word: buts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Sir: Wasn't it Adlai Stevenson who said: "Flattery is fine but don't inhale"?
Sir: The so-called right of women to have abortions is easily cited in these times of increasing liberties for the individual. But few articles consider the very real right of the unborn child to life. One cannot ignore the problems, both mental and physical, that occur with the expectation...
Sir: We must correct the erroneous impression that "a single shot through the highly pressurized skin of a jetliner could cause a plane to explode in flight" [Nov. 21]. It is doubtful if a man could physically carry enough small arms ammunition on board to cause the aircraft to "explode...
I speak as a 25-year airline pilot, a former national officer of the pilots association and currently a jet captain; the design of the airframe and the redundancy of the systems preclude catastrophic failure as a result of small arms fire. Our reluctance to resist stems from the vulnerability...
Sir: The women's liberation movement [Nov. 21] of which I am a part is not militant or segregationalist. With the encouragement of our husbands, we are working to eliminate discrimination, create the opportunity for women to develop their intellect to its full fruition, and encourage women to make...