Word: commit
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...that in a nation claiming to be as civilized and advanced as the U.S., we can allow the re-establishment of that barbaric institution, the death penalty [Oct. 18]. Numerous studies have concluded that the death penalty has virtually no deterrent effect on those in a position to commit capital offenses, but it would appear that the Supreme Court has predicated its decision upon a passage from the Bible: "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." What will be next, Saturday Night Live, with Chevy Chase and the execution of the week...
...inclination would be to use people from both parties, but I hate to commit myself to a token Republican. What I'll do is assess each case on the basis of merit, and I would guess, strictly on the basis of merit, that one of twelve would likely be a Republican...
Worst defeat for Harvard: 1960, one bruised ego. During halftime of Yale's eventual victory at The Stadium, reserve place-kicker holder Julio Cabot Lodge was informed that he had been rejected for membership by the Porcellian Club and tried to commit suicide with a pair of tape scissors. The attempt failed and Julio now makes the lemonade for Tommy's Lunch...
Before, Penn had to commit one more blunder, a Craig Renfrew fumble which Bob Baggott, who, like the entire defense, played another great game, a point which should be obvious by now, and who has to be the best defensive end in the Winthrop-I entry, if not the entire league, recovered on the Penn...
...situation by his comment on Yugoslavia. The statement that he would not send U.S. troops into Yugoslavia has got to worry a lot of the Eastern European people in this country. And it certainly ought to concern our allies, who think it highly important that we not commit ourselves in advance as to what they or we would do. I think that's an indication of inexperience on his part...