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Word: consents (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...come off as Machiavellian, in the Carswell case harebrained better describes their style. John Mitchell reportedly thought Carswell "too good to be true"; Nixon studied the Constitution diligently and concluded, quite literally, that "it is the duty of the President to appoint and of the Senate to advise and consent." And Senator Hruska, a special friend of the White House, sat like Christopher Robin clutching his Pooh bear on the step of mediocrity half way up and half way down the stair: "Even if he (Carswell) were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They...

Author: By Tina Rathborne, | Title: Books Decision | 6/14/1971 | See Source »

Harvard has decided to crack down in September on several charter flight organizations which are chartering for Harvard students without the written consent of the University...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Charterers Face Crackdown Here | 6/2/1971 | See Source »

Beginning in July, Vermont youths will be able at 18 to vote in all elections, buy any alcoholic beverage, marry without parental consent, sign legal contracts, incur debts (and be held accountable for them), inherit estates and be treated as adults by the courts. All these privileges were hitherto reserved for those who had reached the age of 21. The bill was introduced by Vermont's youngest legislator, 24-year-old Representative Kenneth Parker (who in the last election defeated a man 50 years older), and was signed into law by the nation's oldest Governor, Deane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMERICAN NOTES: Coming of Age in Vermont | 5/3/1971 | See Source »

...strong words," commented Nelson, "coming from the head of a company which, with the other U.S. automakers, was charged by the Government with engaging for 15 years in a conspiracy not to compete in the development of pollution-control devices for the automobile." (The case ended in a consent decree, with the companies pledging to perfect the controls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Earth Week and Beyond | 5/3/1971 | See Source »

...Graves' statement represents no change in policy, but simply reasserts the policy on confidentiality of information outlined by Fouraker in a memorandum to faculty and staff last Fall. The policy prohibits the release of information without a student's written consent...

Author: By Mark Welshimer, | Title: B-School Says Records 'Confidential' | 4/24/1971 | See Source »

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