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...they will not feel guilty. There is no point in making a cult of breast feeding,* and La Leche advocates it only for those who both can and want to do it. La Leche mothers concede that for the vast majority of infants, formula does no harm. They simply contend, with old Dr. Holmes, that their own product is superior...
...mass of Germans, including even those in relatively high places, were innocent of any knowledge that 6,000,000 Jews and at least 1,000,000 other persons, including many Germans, were dying unspeakable deaths in extermination centers. Abroad, it will only further provoke Germany's critics, who contend that many Germans knew what was happening but refused to admit that they knew...
...attacked by other scholars. If Pope Paul had any fresh evidence to bolster her thesis, he did not cite it, and his announcement acknowledged that controversy over the claim is likely to continue. For one thing, the tomb itself dates from the 4th century. For another, many scientists would contend that it is impossible to establish the identity of the remains without some clue to Peter's physique, such as a bone deformation. Finally, while the bones unquestionably have a personal significance for the Pope, his announcement comes at a time when the church is gradually de-emphasizing...
Since many U.S. church groups are on record as being opposed to the Viet Nam war, there is some likelihood that the symbolic expression of the right of sanctuary will spread further. And it might be more than symbolic. Some lawyers contend that churches could offer temporary protection to draft resisters or other violaters by demanding that police pursuers produce warrants before searching pews and manses...
...court's new test for "standing" requires a taxpayer to contend that the statute under attack "exceeds specific constitutional limitations imposed upon the exercise of the congressional taxing and spending power." Which constitutional limitations did the court have in mind? The majority did not say. But Justice Fortas, in a concurring opinion, argued strongly that only the establishment-of-religion clause will...