Word: resignations
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...aside added: "Any body associated with its publication should be ashamed of herself." Jackie's resolve dwindled. Said she: "When it was suggested that I had had something to do with acquiring the book and that I was not distressed by its publication, I felt I had to resign...
There is also pressure on James Kruger to resign as South Africa's powerful Minister of Justice, Police and Prisons. Kruger triggered an international furor by his seemingly casual handling of the death of the 30-year-old black leader Stephen Biko in a Pretoria jail (TIME, Sept. 26). The minister first strongly implied that Biko, who was detained for questioning under South Africa's tough internal security laws, had died as a result of a hunger strike. An inquest, expected to be held later this month, will inquire into the suspicious circumstances of the death. Kruger further...
...priests any more than they can become fathers or husbands." It was Allin's first official statement against women priests since he was elected in 1973. If his views are not acceptable for the head of the church, he said, "I am willing without hesitation to resign the office...
...current field of candidates is wide and shifting. If the Pope were to die or resign there is a strong possibility that the college would turn to Sebastiano Cardinal Baggio, 64, the conservative, efficient head of the Vatican office for appointment of bishops...
...that Career's unyielding defense of Lance was deliberate, since any admission by the President of wrongdoing by Lance would only needlessly inflict further damage on beleaguered Bert and raise the question: "Well, if he let down the President's high standards, why was the decision to resign left...