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...irresponsible and self-destroying" for opposition politicians to draw parallels between South Korea and the Philippines. Nonetheless, the President has made conciliatory gestures toward the dissidents. At first he threatened to arrest anyone who circulated or signed the constitutional-amendment petition. He later relented, saying that he would permit their campaign if opponents agreed not to engage in street demonstrations. Last week, however, riot police stood on the sidelines, allowing protesters to parade freely through the street of seoul...
...restraint soon ended. In November, even before Wallis Simpson's second divorce was final, the King informed Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin of his intention to marry her. Baldwin vowed to resign rather than allow an American divorcée to become Queen; he also argued that tradition did not permit a morganatic marriage, in which she would not assume royal prerogatives...
...system, the government refused to recognize blacks as citizens of South Africa, pretending instead that they were "sojourners" from the ten artificially created, all-black territories known as homelands. Those living or working within South Africa needed special permission to do so and were required to show their permit documents on demand or risk being fined and imprisoned. Now they may travel freely in South Africa as permanent, legal citizens...
...countries of Western Europe, only Ireland, which is 95% Roman Catholic, and tiny Malta still ban divorce. That could soon change, at least in Ireland. Prime Minister Garret FitzGerald last week announced plans for a summer referendum on whether to amend the constitution to permit couples to end their marriages legally. If voters approve, the government will seek legislation allowing husbands and wives to divorce after five years of separation...
...gets means that the Comptroller, who heads the General Accounting Office, must calculate and order the necessary cuts under a specified formula. The twelve Congressmen, all of whom voted against the bill, argued that this gave to the Comptroller broad powers of the purse that the Constitution does not permit Congress to relinquish...