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...criterion for these is fairly arbitrary. I limited myself to songs issued on 45's between about December 1970 and December 1971. Looking over the list, it seems to have been a good year for ballads and a poor one for hard rock, but that may simply reflect my mood. I compiled this mostly from memory, so there are doubtless some grevious errors. I would probably draw up a completely different selection tomorrow. 1. Groove Me King Floyd 2. Maggie May Rod Stewart 3. Let's Stay Together Al Green 4. Do You Know What I Mean Lee Michaels...
Moral Tug of War. For the churches, the problem is that the more they try to bring their beliefs in line with this relativistic criterion, the more they run afoul of fundamental traditions and become involved in a moral tug of war with their conservative laymen. The controversy that may face the 10.8 millionmember United" Methodist Church is typical. Last month its Committee on Family Life issued a resolution implicitly condoning sex for single persons, homosexuals, and those living in unspecified "other styles of interpersonal relationship." The resolution cuts directly across the church's venerable Social Creed, which states...
...with a formal letter of protest to the Defense Ministry. The fund did not mention the yak-hair plumes or the bearskins, said a spokesman, because "yaks are domestic animals. And although we don't much like the idea of bears being killed to make furry hats, our criterion for protest is whether the animal is in danger of extinction, and bears aren't technically in such danger. Besides, when an experiment with nylon bearskins was tried a few years ago, they proved most unsuitable for wear in the rain. [They got frizzy.] But leopards and tigers...
...cassocks; one monorail pilot was grounded briefly on opening day because her black bikini panties showed through her lime-green jumpsuit. Boys must be shorthaired, and girls are required to keep makeup at a minimum. Good looks obviously counted when it came to hiring; largely because of that criterion, Disney rejected nine applicants for every one it hired. Once on the payroll, the kids were "Disneyized" at Disney World University, where rose-colored glasses are part of the curriculum. "They told us that pixie dust sort of takes over after you get into the company," reported Karen Crannell, a recent...
...added, however, that he doubted the Senate would reject an appointee on the basis of his philosophy alone. "Many of the great giants wouldn't have been approved if that had been the criterion," he said