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Gulf's find was also a victory for foreign capital in its battle against Italian Communists, who want to nationalize all petroleum discoveries, forbid any exploration and development except by the government. First, the Reds scoffed at the idea of the Americans' finding oil, then cried that Gulf would keep it in the ground so that it would not compete with other U.S. fields. To make them eat their words, Gulf plans to put its Ragusa No. 1 into production by March, even though the company would like to go slower, drill deeper in hopes of finding...
...Devil's Smokescreen. "Dancing in itself is no sin. If dancing were a sin, every bishop in every see in the world would forbid it ... But the prohibition of dancing can cause those very sins we try to avoid." The cardinal, who has forbidden all dancing in his diocese, even in private homes, frowned...
...indicated that he saw little reason for all the fuss. Though he did eventually recommend a slight increase for the schools, he seemed to have all sorts of other matters on his mind. Among other things, he wanted the legislature to provide uniform textbooks for the state, to forbid teachers to engage in politics while under contract, and to put their salary rais.es on a merit basis, rather than on a basis of degrees and seniority. He accused the Utah Education Association of being nothing but a pressure group, said that the state P.T.A. was nothing but its "echo." Finally...
...other 47 states, 34 outlaw wiretapping altogether, two (Louisiana and Massachusetts) permit tapping by law officers, and the rest neither forbid tapping nor permit it. Where state bans exist, they do not prevent police tapping, which occurs in all big cities with large nests of organized crime. Private tapping, too, goes on in every big city. Most of it is done by professional tappers hired by more or less law-abiding citizens. Prices run high. New York City's four or five private tappers charge about $300 a week to put a tape recorder on a line and service...
...Forbid all other wiretapping. To make the ban effective, the law would have to provide stiff penalties, not only for tapping but also for procuring or hiring a wiretapper or possessing wiretap equipment...