Word: proclaimed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Country Boy." When McKay was governor of Oregon-his biggest job before coming to Washington with Ike-two of the toughest decisions he faced were whether to proclaim daylight time (thus annoying farmers) and whether to ban hunting when forests were tinder-dry (thus annoying Oregon's legions of deerslayers). In Washington McKay's horizons have enlarged considerably, without affecting the size of his hat. As Interior Secretary, he is the nation's biggest landlord, greatest giver of light and water, master of forest and range, controller of minerals and oil, boss of 56,000 people...
...will be in the center, a return to the custom of ancient times, which emphasized what Rabbi Cohen calls "the democratic relationship between the religious leader and the congregation." The exterior will be double-walled-blue-tinted plastic under white-wired glass. A copper cap covering the pyramid will proclaim in large Hebrew letters: "I am the Lord thy God." Rabbi Cohen hopes to break ground for the $750,000 synagogue in Philadelphia's suburban Elkins Park next fall...
...impressive Vatican occasions in years; though only recently recovered from serious illness, Pope Pius XII plans to officiate. Provision has been made for some 500,000 spectators in St. Peter's Square. From all over the world they have come to hear Pius XII (who knew Sarto well) proclaim the words of canonization (in Latin...
...seems to me completely unrealistic," he said, "for American senators to proclaim that never, never on any terms will we recognize Red China or permit her entrance into the United Nations." If we could get Red China to withdraw from Korea and permit free elections throughout North and South Korea, to cease intervening in Indochina, and to agree to the independence of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodi, "wouldn't we clearly be willing to recognize Red China and waive opposition to her admission into the United Nations?" he queried...
...studying the King James version of the Bible, he is likely to be deep in the pages of Variety, the bible of U.S. show business. "We have a good deal in common, the church and the entertainment world, in one sense at least," he says. "We must both proclaim or perish. Sometimes I think we might improve church attendance by charging admission so that people could feel they were getting value for money instead of merely something for nothing...