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Worst of all, however, is the fact that non-smokers, and particularly those who have allergies, throat sensitivity, or some bronchial condition must become martyrs if they wish to consult reference works either in Widener or Lamont; for a dozen or more foul-smelling pipes are exploding clouds of bitter smoke into their eyes, mouth, and nose until they are almost suffocated. In Lamont, although smoking is permitted only in the reference room, smokers wander about the reserve shelves, perfectly oblivious of the fact that there are boundaries...
...course, said Mr. Truman, bouncing on his heels, he would consult Congress out of politeness, as he always did. But he didn't have to. And if any Congressmen wanted to go to the country about the matter he would go with them. He had licked 'em once before...
...Gill's outspoken stand on the racial issue, the board explained. But last week, after a stiff letter from the Rev. Robert Raible, president of the Unitarian Ministers' Association, the Alton church board found it advisable to pledge that 1) its ministers would never be required to consult with the church board before taking a stand on anything; 2) the practice of annual re-election (or rejection) of ministers would be discontinued; 3 ) racial equality was something the board "believed...
...plans were offered in the letter to carry this out. (A) "That you (Truman) consult the government of (the above countries) regarding the practicability of the establishment of a Provisional Union to meet the current supreme crisis," and (B) "that you invite the six democracies that sponsored the North Atlantic Treaty . . . to name delegates . . . to meet with bipartisan delegates of the United States in a federal convention...
...week began with a minor uproar. Central figure: Texas' Tom Connally snorting at Republican critics of Administration foreign policy. "All this talk about 'bipartisanship' and 'You've got to consult the Republicans'-to hell with all that! It's got to be an American policy." The words of the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee were still echoing around Capitol Hill when the Korean news...