Word: graftings
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...Philip S. Land, S.J., assistant professor of economics at St. Louis University, declared in a newspaper interview that income-tax evasion is morally as well as legally wrong. Moralists who justify it on the grounds that some tax money finds its way into graft and some into pork-barrel projects are dead wrong, said Father Land. Despite some mistakes, the President and Congress "have given us a prudential judgment" in preparing the national budget and setting taxes. It is therefore "hard to conceive what more could be required of a legislature for a law binding in conscience...
...people were glad to see the French go. Some of the people were also glad to see the Viet Minh come, and the rest were at least resigned to it. But underneath there was uncertainty and fear, a sudden throb of violence. There would be no more "squeeze" (graft for politicians)-but a shopkeeper was told one morning that he must pay 100% tax upon his inventory. There would be no more banditry-a robber was executed at the scene of his crime, and left to lie there in warning...
...nurse him back to health. There, one of the nurses, Grace Kim, who had already adopted a war-orphaned Korean girl, decided to adopt Ronnie. But despite his care, Ronnie developed alarming symptoms. An orthopedic surgeon made the diagnosis: Ronnie had tuberculosis of the spine. A delicate bone graft was necessary. Nurse Kim made her decision: the doctors could take bone grafts from her own leg to reinforce Ronnie's diseased vertebrae...
...Control of Democracy." Taking over as governor of East Pakistan, Sandhurst-trained General Mirza uncovered some graft that implicated several local leaders of the Moslem League. Mirza took the evidence to Governor General Ghulam Mohammed. Scared East Pakistan politicos turned to Prime Minister Ali, who comes from East Pakistan himself. In the name of democracy, the politicos persuaded Ali to ram a bill through the Constituent Assembly that would limit the Governor General's powers-e.g., the right to fire corrupt officials, the right to relieve Prime Ministers. Ghulam, who had appointed Ali in the first place, invited...
...haste of the final election rush, there has been a sudden increase in the number of Cadillacs bearing the slogans "Murphy for the Common Man," or "Herter Cleaned up State House Graft." On the street corners political hustlers have been pasting up their unused signs and calling to passers-by to "vote for a really decent guy." Behind these activities are the campaign headquarters, grinding out last minute letters to the veterans, the aged, and Mother...