Word: exempt
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...times longer than a drunken driver's. His alleged crime-a single homosexual act between consenting adults-is a misdemeanor in New York; in 24 other states, homosexual offenses are punished only when openly committed, as Doyle's was not. The prestigious American Law Institute aims to exempt private "deviate sexual behavior" between consenting adults, punishing only those involving force or corruption of children...
...more and more local and state governments look to bond offerings for financing - a new record of $10.3 billion in bonds will be offered this year -a high bond rating becomes all-important. Last week, for example, when the state of California offered the largest tax-exempt issue floated this year, for $150 million worth of school and general construction bonds, its AAA rating quickly attracted all the lenders it needed...
...Well, the Buddhists vaguely ex plained, Huong's government, which is made up mostly of nonpolitical civil servants, is "not revolutionary" and contains "vestiges of the Diem regime." Saigon's draft-exempt students and microscopic "political parties," with the Buddhists' tacit approval, began holding meetings and demanded a government reshuffle. Huong refused, explaining: "They all want my job. If I had satisfied all their demands, my Cabinet would have numbered over a hundred." Then he Buddhists' appealed political to the bureau, head Thich of the Tarn Chau, and reported, "It was like talking to a deaf...
...University has announced that it intends to apply for funds under the work-study section of the Economic Opportunities Act, even though the Act requires disclaimers from all recipients of aid. In explaining the Administration's decision, Dean Monro said that the U.S. Office of Education had promised to exempt university-run projects from the requirements. Basing University policy on such an assurance--which flatly contradicts the wording of the Act's disclaimer clause--seems unwise enough. But the policy itself is even less wise...
...Germans, whose high grain prices have proved a stumbling block, more time to come to terms. That seemed very magnanimous of the French-but they had something up their sleeve. When the Common Market Commission met in Brussels and proposed that the Six adopt a compromise list of 210 exempt items involving about 12% of the Market's imports, France balked. Having neutralized the Germans by its farm concession, France now demanded that another 130 items be tacked on to the industrial list, and Italy joined in with a demand for another 68. The additions could swell the Common...