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...have relied upon the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states that persons may not be required to act as witnesses against themselves. It is particularly appropriate to assert the privilege here since it had its origins in the protection of political and religious dissidence in the Puritan period in England. The First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, belief and religion were protected by the Puritans' refusal to bear witness against themselves in proceedings before the High Commission and the Star Chamber of England...
Peaceful Heart might not be such a ridiculous name. Said the judge: "The Puritan mind . . . felt the need to name many girl babies Patience, Prudence, Peace, Faith, Hope, Charity, Tolerance, Preserved and even Chastity. Many names from abroad escape notice only because they must be translated. Thus, we have Semtana, Neugeboren, Trissotin and Malatesta, which, in their respective languages, refer to Messrs. Sour Cream, Newly Born, Three Times Silly and Headache...
...months, got together with Protestant home-mission leaders and members of the International Council of Religious Education to do something about keeping other blind people better in touch with the church. They founded an organization called the John Milton Society, after the blind poet whose strong Puritan faith sustained him in his misfortunes...
Eliot sank Kirkland after the Deacons had posted a 39 to 8 win against Winthrop. The Elephants also defeated Winthrop by 38 to 10 in spite of the record-breaking performance of Puritan Edward Ginsberg '55 in the 50-yard breaststroke event. Ginsberg's time was 29.6 seconds...
...Clothesline. For housewives plagued by sagging clotheslines, Louisville's Puritan Cordage Mills began national sale of a line which stays taut. Made of cotton braided over a Fiberglas core, it does not stretch appreciably even under the weight of a full load of wet clothes. Price: 89? per 50-ft. length...