Word: prohibition
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...agreement. The U.S. is prepared to gear that military aid to the actions of other countries and not to treat it as an end in itself . . . If for any reason the war should start at any level, it would be an unfair restriction on our South Vietnamese allies to prohibit them from replacing their weapons if their enemies are able to do so... This is what will govern our actions...
...Congress that will prove to be wholly satisfactory. It may be that we can improve congressional oversight. Perhaps we can also more sharply delineate the jurisdiction between the CIA, the FBI and the military agencies so as to minimize the overlap that may now exist. We might prohibit certain kinds of operations: assassination is one possibility. But I don't think that these improvements would be permanent remedies. Possibly we may have to conduct a periodic investigation of the federal police and intelligence agencies...
...middle-class radicals and liberals: he simply describes the working day of an industrial or blue-collar worker. A worker is forced to submit to military authoritarianism while on the job: he or she must do what the foreman demands. Most factories have rules--despite "job enrichment" programs--which prohibit "cat calls, horseplay, making preparation to leave before the whistle sounds, littering, wasting time, and loitering in the toilets." In addition, some companies have the right to discipline workers for "using abusive language" and 'distracting the attention of other employees." Levison sums up the much-written about boredom of blue...
Israeli secularists, who far outnumber religious adherents, often attack this quid pro quo. "Religious law infringes on my basic freedoms," says a Hebrew University student. "Just because the religious community doesn't want to ride buses on the Sabbath doesn't give them the right to prohibit others from riding...
...disassociation with the NCAA would prohibit all Harvard students from competing in NCAA sponsored events. These include the national playoffs in hockey and baseball--events in which Harvard has been very successful in recent years. Such a deficiency in the Athletic program is something Watson wants to avoid...