Word: uphold
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...week, that unhappy family of jurists showed how deeply it was divided, not on separation of church & state, but on where to draw the line of separation. Justices Burton, Rutledge, Jackson and Frankfurter voted to throw out the New Jersey law, Justices Douglas, Murphy, Reed and Black voted to uphold it. The 4-4 tie put the issue squarely up to Chief Justice Fred Vinson?in experience, the baby of the court. His deciding vote upheld the state law and the payments to Roman Catholic parents...
...where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see; where seekers and learners alike, banded together in the search for knowledge, will honor thought in all its finer ways, will welcome thinkers in distress or in exile, will uphold ever the dignity of thought and learning, and will exact standards in these things...
...Yardlings have an undefeated record, at the expense of M.I.T. and Brown, to uphold, and will be out to emulate their captain, Charlie Grover, who will probably come out on top in the 220-yard freestyle. Other able operators priming the Crimson lineup are Art Sicular, Wins-low Briggs, and Wayne Barnet...
Recognizing the evil in a system that operates on fear and repression, the United States should apply pressure on the Kuomintang government to uphold its pledge for a democratic regime. Communists should be admitted to the government in direct proportion to their following, concentration camps must be abolished, and a definite program to educate the masses introduced before Americans can justify the use of their guns to kill Chinese people in the name of "democracy." Failing in that, it would be far better for the United States to redeem Roosevelt's pledge to get out of China than support...
Adolph. W. Samborski, Director of Intramural Athletics, announced plans yesterday for the Inter-House Squash Competition which will have its season's inaugural on next Monday, when House racqueteers take to the courts to uphold their respective domiciles...