Word: uphold
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Hell no, folks, it's worse than that -she's a conservative dresser [Jan. 12]. She has chosen not to shill for the clothing industry, so sue her. I am a miniskirt wearer, but I shall uphold to the death of fashion Mrs. Nixon's right to wear a maxi or ignore the whole business, if that...
...decision could thus prove a source of political embarrassment for the Nixon Administration by hastening the end of public school segregation and stiffening Southern resistance. This could force the Administration, which has been assiduously courting the South, to send federal marshals or even troops to uphold a law its own Justice Department has thus far been noticeably reluctant to administer...
...argue that exclusion of blacks is a form of segregation. But the church statement vigorously denies this, pointing out that Mormons themselves "know something of the suffering of those who are discriminated against." Indeed, argue the Mormons, they believe that the U.S. Constitution was "divinely inspired," and they uphold the right of the Negro to "full constitutional privileges as a member of society." What is at issue, says the statement, is the Mormons' own theology about the place of the Negro in the divine scheme, and that is protected by the First Amendment since it "falls wholly within...
...also too bad that it had to make the national news scene. As a Jewess, I am embarrassed for others of my religion if they were part of the reason that Christmas celebration was banned. I certainly want my own son to learn about and uphold his religion and its traditions and ideals. But boy-oh-boy. I also want him to know that there are others in this world who believe differently than he does...