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...normal hustle of Cambridge living, he is not a remote figure. He has a warmth that commands affection, and some strong likes and dislikes that testify to his this-worldliness. He interests himself in his students and used to serve them tea in his Prescott Street apartment--a custom which may have been crimped by his penchant for keeping books in the icebox. To his Cambridge friends of many years he has become something "rare and special." To even a casual acquaintance, he is a compelling figure...
...that day is not yet here. As required by custom, Premier Scelba journeyed to the Quirinal Palace to present his formal resignation to the new President. Scelba made it plain that he regarded his resignation as only "a personal expression of dutiful deference." Gronchi took the hint, and formally rejected the resignation. Scelba, who has shown more agility in surviving in office than activity in governing, thus won another reprieve which should last at least until the Sicilian elections in early June...
...former marriage; Latin fathers maintained that they were the Lord's cousins. The arguments: 1) Mary appears throughout the New Testament only as the mother of Jesus and no one else; 2) Mary's annual pilgrimage to Jerusalem (Luke 2:41) would have been an unlikely custom for a woman involved in the bearing and rearing of a large family; 3) Jesus on the cross commended Mary to the care of John (John 19:26-27). which He would hardly have done if she had had real sons to look after her; 4) there is strong textual support...
...solemnized in any form the parties may choose, but it is not complete and binding until each party says in the presence of a government marriage officer and three witnesses, in any language understood by the parties: "I (A) take thee (B) to be my lawful wife (or husband)." Custom, however, still demands that bride and bridegroom each walk three times around the sacred fire and take their seventh step jointly...
Despite the protests of religious conservatives, Nehru had the votes, and the bill passed. One other important clause in the act was designed to stop India's ancient custom of child marriages. It fixes new legal marrying ages: boys 18, girls...