Word: permitted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...vestige of the days when expansive single-family dwellings stood along the exclusive stretch of Massachusetts Avenue--known then simply as North Avenue--the house fell into disrepair in the mid-1900's. Before its owner applied for a demolition permit (requiring removal from rent control) in January of 1981, the structure was home for five low-and moderate income tenants...
There was confusion in the banking community over the bill, Rogers said. He added that because of its general nature the banking commissioner issued an interpretation. He said the bill allows the commissioner to permit any other fees he deems reasonable, such as the bounced check...
...Army, Air Force and Coast Guard had offered the use of vacant defense facilities to more than 600 communities. But many military bases were too remote for the inner-city homeless. One base commander would not permit food at a shelter; others would not let the poor walk beyond the buildings' grounds. As a result, there were only two takers for the funds, Philadelphia and California's Alameda County. Total amount: $900,000. In August, Defense Department officials realized that the remaining $7.1 million would be lost if it was not spent soon. A House committee went along...
Religion. The court is "winding up to permit a lot more religion in public life," says Arizona State University College of Law Dean Paul Bender. Observes Virginia's Howard: "For 15 years, the court has been trying to water down the strict separation of church and state." During the past two terms, the court has sought in its opinions to "accommodate" religion in state-supported activities as long as the practice does not represent a "real danger of establishment of a state church." For this reason, in a decision widely regarded as a bellwether, the court earlier this year...
Affirmative Action. No matter how conservative it becomes, the Supreme Court is not about to return to the pre-Brown vs. Board of Education era and permit the state to discriminate against racial minorities. But what the court might be willing to do to remedy past discrimination is another matter entirely...