Word: protestations
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...little chance to appear heroic. For centuries, the women of what is now South Viet Nam could not marry without their parents' consent, no matter what their age, or refuse a husband of their parents' choosing. They had to live with their in-laws, endure without protest their husbands' infidelities, could be turned out on the flimsiest charge of "disobedience" or reduced to the status of a servant to a new mistress in the house. But three years ago, when South Viet Nam became independent, the women found a champion. As sister-in-law and official hostess...
...Peoples Conference in Accra. To make matters worse, the demand for Congolese copper ore hit a slump, and jobless natives swarmed into the city to find work. Finally, one day last week, 4,000 blacks jammed into the courtyard of a Y.M.C.A. to hear Kasavubu speak at an unauthorized protest meeting. When the police arrived, the riots began...
Loyalty oaths are now required of recipients of aid under both the National Defense Education Act and the National Science Foundation Act, which was passed at the height of the McCarthy scare when educators were too timid to protest such obnoxious provisions. The 86th Congress, which is scheduled to consider new educational aid legislation anyway, would do well to remove loyalty restrictions from both bills. Rather than aids to education, loyalty oaths are purposeless and dangerous hindrances to the spirit of the legislation containing them...
Students at Brandeis University quietly demonstrated against a $250 tuition increase yesterday afternoon. The Student Council called the gathering of about 150 students "mature and responsible" and said it was made not only to protest the tuition raise but also to demand a chance to talk with officials...
...defense was that of sloppy play at the points and occasional loose action around the crease. In fact, on a third period goal Eagle center Jack Cusack gained such good position that he appeared to be half a foot inside the crease. In spite of goalie Harry Pratt's protest the score was allowed...