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...sentencing--originally scheduled for yesterday--was delayed by the judge G.S. Dwyer after "mutual consent of both counsel a U.S District spokesman said yesterday. A new sentencing date has not yet been...
That New Order has a healthy maudlin streak within its self-important consciousness is displayed on the radio single "Age of Consent." While the song works musically and the few whoops and falsetto yips from Albrecht are a much-needed change from the somberness of the rest of the disk, it is lyrically awkward...
However, the tired lyrics do not take away from "Age of Consent" because it is the only song that successfully fuses the disparate elements of New Order's work so far. While maintaining a powerful and more intricate rhythmic base, it rises above the impersonality and mere functionality of "Blue Monday" to project at least the sense of emotional input--which is asking a lot nowadays...
...deciding whether minors must have the permission of a parent before getting an abortion, the court trod a fine line, rejecting the standard used in the Akron ordinance but letting a Missouri statute stand. The distinction the court made is that parental-consent laws must be flexible enough to allow a minor to show a court that she is mature enough to make the decision on her own or that the abortion is in her best interests. Antiabortion forces are sure to press for legislation that meets this definition. Nine states currently have some form of parental-consent rule...
...maintained that Washington's authorization of the renewed flights "ignored China's sovereignty [and] hurt the national feeling of the Chinese people." The note added that Pan Am had "gone back on its commitment [to halt Taiwan nights five years ago] and resumed its service without the consent of the Chinese side." Accordingly, the CAAC demanded consultations with the U.S. "at the earliest possible date" to select a new U.S. carrier without Taiwan connections for the China run. At the same time, the CAAC letter took more direct action, terminating Pan Am's access...