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...people's apathy to that of Germans under Hitler-only worse, for Germany had the excuse of press censorship to claim ignorance of what was going on. The London Times declared that "it is lawful to use such force as is necessary to prevent escape, but not to compel unwilling men to work," and concluded that the government-sanctioned Cowan Plan "led directly to the fatal result...
Bargaining Counters. Khrushchev apparently still thought he had the West in a compromising position, and would be able, by continuing to menace Berlin, to compel the West to give some kind of recognition to his Communist East German regime. This in effect would force the restive East Germans to become as resigned to their fate as the Hungarians. Against these maneuverings by Khrushchev, there were three possible Western responses. One was the press-conference warning from President Eisenhower (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS) that anyone who stirs up military trouble in so crucial a place as Berlin is risking no mere skirmish...
...fourth amendment passed calls for automatic expulsion from the Council of members missing more than five meetings. David M. Perlmutter '59, Secretary of the Council, stressed that this provision is designed to compel attendance at meetings, not to get rid of Council undesirables...
...English tavern scenes appear under glass panes on the wall and quart beer bottles are displayed on the liquor shelves. When a student ambles over from the shuffleboard machine to order a sloe gin fizz, the curiosity shown toward this beverage by the others at the bar may compel him to pass the drink around, but he is repaid by the management with a free glass of beer...
Anxiety and fear, the commission granted, lay a man low, and therefore "many sick persons are in need of assistance which medical science in itself cannot supply," but in cases of so-called spiritual healing "there could never be established scientific evidence which would compel the conclusion that it was the spiritual content of the ministrations which had brought about the cure." In an appendix on "Christian Science and Spiritualism," the commission characterized Christian Science as "in clear conflict with the Christian Gospel," and added that "had the Church faithfully and intelligently carried out our Lord's commission...