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...whatever the final conclusion may be," the Councillors were "strongly of the opinion that the Church should not seek to impose its point of view as to the use of contraceptives upon the public by legislation or any other form of coercion; and especially should not seek to prohibit physicians from imparting such information to those who in the judgment of the medical profession are entitled to receive it." While the majority held that abstinence in marriage cannot be relied upon, they also pointed out that there is an element of uncertainty in all contraceptive methods. They particularly warned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Protestant Birth Control | 3/30/1931 | See Source »

...consists mostly of old frame houses, although Dr. Voliva's hilltop, gabled mansion is a superior building with a gaudy roof. The streets are narrow, mostly unpaved and potholed. Visiting motorists know well they must not curse at bumps lest a Zion City officer arrest them. Huge signs prohibit smoking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Profits of a Prophet | 3/16/1931 | See Source »

...Hotly debated a bill introduced by the Scottish temperance M. P., Edwin Scrynigeour, to prohibit commercial liquor sales in Britain and provide that liquor sold for medicinal use must be labeled "Poison...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Parliament's Week: Feb. 23, 1931 | 2/23/1931 | See Source »

...favoring resumption of relations in all sports except football have grown so strong as to remove all doubts as to the attitude of the two student bodies towards each other. It is clear that the officials have acted wisely in no longer allowing football to dominate the issue and prohibit all other sports...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PEACE WITH HONOR | 2/14/1931 | See Source »

Agreed was the Commission that any revision of the 18th Amendment should read: The Congress shall have power to regulate or to prohibit the manufacture, traffic in or transportation of intoxicating liquors. The ''regulate" would open the way for a change...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Try a Little Longer | 1/26/1931 | See Source »

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