Word: explained
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...change would completely change the informal power patterns through which the members of the Court operate as well as speeding up the conduct of the legislature. Gov. Volpe, however, has proposed only that the House of Representatives be reduced from 240 to 160 members. Volpe himself has yet to explain just what the benefit of such a reduction would be. It would not change the power structure of the legislature; and since so little time is spent in debate, it would not hasten the business of the House. The only possible effect it would have would be to create unequal...
...called the Second Vatican Council "the beginning not the end" of renewal in the Roman Catholic Church, but apart from the vernacular liturgy, change has come slowly. To get on with reform, a study group of the Canon Law Society of America-representing the U.S. experts who teach and explain the church's juridical code-met this month in Pittsburgh and put forth a series of recommendations for carrying out the spirit of Vatican...
...others in the combat area of South Viet Nam. The men of the 1st Air Cavalry who carved the half-moon on the door have painted the inside blushing pink, and they have even equipped the little building with porcelain and plaster conveniences. "For lady correspondents," the troopers proudly explain. Their handiwork is eloquent testimony to the growing presence of Viet Nam's female press corps. From a total of two women last year, the roster of regulars has grown to nearly a dozen. As many more have passed through on two-or three-month tours...
...clean her house but couldn't afford to hire help, a parishioner of Good Shepherd, who had a maid to do her own housecleaning, showed up to scrub the floors and wash windows. Fish will undertake any reasonable request: after one tearful teen-ager asked Fish to help explain a poor report card to his father, a sympathetic parent was found to escort the boy home...
...went before an RGA meeting ostensibly to explain the College's precarious financial position (it faces a $130,000 deficit this year), but ended up by denying that she had ever promised off-campus students $65 a year subsidies to pay for their own breakfasts...