Word: lyons
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...others: the Black Death (bubonic plague), which ravaged Europe and Asia in the 14th century, and the scourge (probably also bubonic) which swept Europe in the 17th (Lyon, 1628-29; London, 1665; Vienna, 1679; Prague...
...case of Edward A. French '54, conscientious objector arrested for draft-dodging, is "a fairly common occurrence," an official of the Fellowship of Reconciliation said last night. Robert A. Lyon, Executive Secretary of the Massachusetts Fellowship group, said that many pacifists, some in this area, face arrest, especially "if their boards are prejudiced against them...
Commenting on French's arrest, Lyon said it "is dramatic evidence of the inadequacy of the Selective Service Law as it applies to conscientious objectors. In fairness to the lawmakers, it should be said that there is no real solution for the religious pacifist short of the abolition of war and conscription...
...Edward French's contribution toward this goal," Lyon said, "has been a small step but one that the United Nations itself has not been able to accomplish--he has reduced the armed forces of the world by one man. The Fellowship of Reconciliation, along with most major denominations, fully supports Mr. French in the stand he has taken...
Shock Treatment. In Lyon, France, Pierre Pellegrin, 32, grew tired of life and threw himself into the Rhone, shiveringly told police after he swam out: "If the water had been ten degrees warmer, I don't suppose I'd be here...