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...editors of the New Gould, which took five years to prepare and cost $287,000, sanction three pronunciations of gynecology: with the first syllable as "jin" (favored in Philadelphia), or as "guy" (commonest in New York), or as "jy" (scattered). The volume also recognizes the fact that a Bostonian has his bellyache in his o&-domen, while most other Americans get theirs an accent lower-in the abdomen...
...dressed down his ministers publicly and created a serious cabinet crisis by talking of firing them for a group of "technicians" who would carry out the royal policy. "Responsibilities are in wrong places," he complained. "The head of state is often obliged to sanction decisions in which he has no part...
...files of the FBI have not been opened to Yale or any other educational institution. The FBI has not influenced Yale academic and political activities. The FBI does not have undercover agents at Yale University. The FBI does not sanction and is unaware of "scare" tactics, as alleged. The FBI does not investigate applicants for teaching positions in Yale or any other college or university...
...heart of Mr. Hoover's misunderstanding, as demonstrated in the rest of paragraph eight, lies in his statement that "The FBI does not sanction and is unaware of 'scare' tactics, as alleged." This was, in fact, one of the primary lessons for writing the story. The CRIMSON had hoped that Mr. Hoover would severly spank his errant agents, not rash to their defense. Williams S. Fairfield, (For the Editors...
Francis E. Robinson, director of the university's office of public information, added another reason. In a letter to the CRIMSON, he said that official sanction was also withheld because "the quality of the proposed material did not seem to justify publication...