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The festive spirit of Commencement has a longstanding heritage. Morison describes the development of Commencement from "a purely literary occasion" to a "sort of puritan midsummer's holiday." In 1681, when President Oakes perished shortly before Commencement, the authorities seeking a sober ceremony felt compelled to restrict students to a...
In addition to the money for synfuels, which will be administered in large part by a Synthetic Fuels Corporation reminiscent of the Energy Security Corporation that Carter had initially proposed, the bill also contains a nearly $6 billion grab bag of energy odds and ends. Included are $3 billion for...
Whether they are also guilty as charged is something the jury will decide, perhaps by next month. The charge is almost as long as the trial. Its most important question: Have the defendants violated Title 18 of the U.S. Code, a complicated provision known as R.I.C.O. (for Racketeer Influenced and...
Vatican sources pointed out that Article 139 of the church's canon law forbids priests to hold elective office, though the provision does allow local church authorities to make exceptions if they decide a priest's involvement in politics would be for the good of the community. The...
Powers asked for a provision in the contract to pay part-time workers less, a source at the meeting said.