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Tears welled up in the eyes of Australia's Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies, 71. Said he: "I will do my best to uphold the finest traditions of this post." Named by Queen Elizabeth II to succeed the late Sir Winston Churchill as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, the ancient association of maritime towns on the southeast coast of England, Sir Robert may now receive 19-gun salutes at sea, as well as claim any wrecks and "fishes royal"-whales and the like-found around his new bailiwick. He may also sport the gold-encrusted admiral...
...Harvard Debating Team will uphold the affirmative position on the resolve that "the education of women is a fruitless pursuit," against Columbia at 8 p.m. in the Kirkland House Junior Common Room...
...officialdom learn to uphold the law rather than abuse it. An innocent man in prison is no deterrent to the commission of crimes...
...disqualified himself for Neal's forthcoming nonjury trial, argues that, nonetheless, Neal has no right to predict future court actions. "If, in fact, I had sent a little old lady to jail for driving too slow, he could editorialize till Christmas comes, and I'd uphold his rights. I'd back him forever, 1,000%. But the point is, slurring the court as to what it will do is crystal-balling which creates disrespect for law and order...
Chad Gordon, assistant professor of Sociology, feels that the reasons underlying the panty raids are too complex to be described merely as tradition or reaction to pressure. "There is a definite tradition of 'letting off steam'," he admitted. He added that every incoming class feels a need to uphold the custom for fear of being considered "dull...