Word: obey
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...soldiers commonly rescue their wounded and dead from exposed positions, often in defiance of orders. But in Berlin a different valor is called for: the courage to obey orders because they are right. When on each soldier's act hangs awesome consequences, he has no right of initiative...
...expected to rise by an additional 10,000 by the end of the year. In Seoul, police last week were herding prostitutes back into their old houses in order to maintain more effective watch over them. Under the new rules, the girls have to obey two regulations: they must deposit a portion of their earnings in savings accounts, and attend weekly vocational classes on such womanly pursuits as sewing, dressmaking and cooking...
...army the backbone of the Algerian nation. Boumedienne opposes close economic ties with France as a form of-"neo-colonialism," is against the presence of Europeans in an independent Algeria. Some anti-Ben Bella wilaya commanders, however, disagree with Boumedienne on these matters, vow that they will refuse to obey his orders...
...Denver psychologists, Dr. Wilbur C. Miller and Dr. John J. Conger, put together composite personality pictures of high and low-risk drivers. As might be expected, the low-risk driver shows less hostility toward the world in general, and especially to organized authority; he is more willing to obey the law unquestioningly...
...painted trap door beneath a beam from which a noose dangled. His arms were bound behind him, and he refused the proffered black hood. Face white, voice rasping, he sent greetings to his wife, his family and his friends. He repeated the essence of his defense: "I had to obey the laws of war and of my flag." As the noose was placed about his neck, the condemned man spoke his last words: "After a short while, gentlemen, we all shall meet again. Such is the fate of all men. I have lived believing in God and, believing...