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...government-very like the charges against Cardinal Mindszenty. While Bishop Ordass was in jail, the Communists had repeatedly tried to make him resign his office. He refused. Recently, Lutheran Bishop Zoltan Thuroczy-who wants to play along with the Reds-visited Ordass in his cell and delivered a Communist ultimatum: either Ordass resigns, or Communist Boss Rakosi puts the Lutheran Church under complete state control, with a government commissioner in charge. Last week Ordass still held...
Before starting out for more money, Barnard took steps to live within its present income. Resident students (about a third of the total) got a polite ultimatum: do your own housekeeping chores or pay more rent. The girls voted to do the chores. At the same time they were told that Dean Millicent Carey Mclntosh was taking an informal leave of absence, would put in her time scouting...
...Detroit critics were quick to notice it. Wrote the Detroit Times after a concert last week: "A morass of spotty mediocrity . . . the low point of the season." After the next night's repeat performance, Reichhold grabbed a real hot potato with both hands. He rushed backstage, delivered an ultimatum: "Either the orchestra does something immediately about the press, or 90 men will be out of a job. Dr. Krueger and I have fought bad publicity by ourselves long enough. Now it's up to you." He ordered them to protest, en masse, then roared: "Anybody here who wants...
...company an insatiable appetite for films. The movies, said Woods, have nothing to fear from TV-if they hop on the bandwagon in time. That means turning out films especially for the living room at prices televisers can afford to pay. Then Woods blandly added what sounded like an ultimatum: "If the motion pictures are unwilling to enter this new industry on this basis, then my company is most certainly prepared...
Brode and Russell yesterday morning received their room assignments in Claverly after worrying several hours over the Blockhouse janitors' ultimatum: "Be out by nightfall...