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...resolutions which were drafted in the last hours of the plenary session were an attempt to reconcile two factions: those who wanted a simple condemnation of forced conscription, and others who were willing to condemn the involuntary system, but wanted to include concrete reforms -- in the likely event that Congress didn't accept the idea of voluntary service...
Under the current interpretation of obscenity law, three elements must coalesce in order to condemn a book as obscene: "it must be established that (a) the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to a prurient interest in sex; (b) the material is patently offensive because it affronts contemporary community standards ...; and (c) the material is utterly without redeeming social values...
Music professionals unanimously condemn the Monkees as the greatest public relations hoax since Ronald Reagan's rise to political prominence. At least California's governor-elect was an accomplished actor before he swapped vocations; the Monkees were still theatrical amateurs. That they can perform their cut-rate version of A Hard Day's Night every Monday night at 7:30 is a dismal reflection of the power of big money and connections in the music industry. The boys themselves are fully aware of their freakish birth and, for now, speak of "The Group" in a subdued whisper. "You know that...
...first major policy speech of the Assembly session. "I can expect a certain amount of shock and dissatisfaction among certain people," Justice Beyers noted after his decision, "but I am sure they will realize it could not be otherwise, and that it is not humane or Christian to condemn mentally ill people. I can as little try a man who has not at least the makings of a rational mind as I could...
...events of the week had a visible effect on Sukarno. Although he still refused to condemn the Communists, he was nervous enough to allow in a speech to his countrymen that, in a general way, what had happened last October had been "treason...