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...Another is that the army (100,000 men) and the air force (20,000) might become ominously restive if an admiral of the navy (20,000) were made President. "Between the admiral and me," says Aramburu, "there is great understanding. He is always at my side, seconding me. I consult him on every decision...
...live either in slums or on the streets. The project aroused the esthetic displeasure of famed Art Expert Bernard Berenson: it would lie on the road to his villa. And it aroused the political wrath of the Social Democrats because of La Pira's failure to consult them. Faced with the likelihood of a vote of "no confidence," La Pira resigned as mayor...
...Dead or Tied Up." At midnight of the first day of his imprisonment, Valencia felt a need to consult with the church, which had already given him open support (TIME. May 6). He decided to visit Cali's Auxiliary Bishop Miguel Angel Medina. Friends tried to stop him, but fiery Valencia, his toothbrush mustache bristling, shouted "I am the boss," and stalked out. Marching up to the lieutenant in command, he demanded to be taken to the bishop's palace. The bold move worked; in the course of an hour-long conversation. Monsignor Medina offered asylum...
...national war of liberation. As the mutineers in their elaborate British uniforms streamed into his city, all the pious old gentleman could do was to ask them not to loot too much (most of the British in Delhi were massacred in the first few days succeeding the mutiny) and consult the entrails of a goat in the hope of a suitable augury...
Tutors should be encouraged first of all, to exclude deadwood from their discussion groups. More important, however, tutors should extend invitations to their more advanced pupils to participate in a program of individual instruction rather than regular tutorial. Under such a plan, the student would consult periodically with his tutor about a long, term paper on a topic of special interest to the student. Under his tutor's guidance, he would be able to learn some of the research techniques used in thesis-writing while developing a specialized interest...