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...think with the attention that is focused on it, the committee will stick to its pledge to uphold the Sullivian principles. They seem to be more than willing to be reasonable," Streeter said...
...Hubei (Hupeh) province, the local radio station declared that April 5 to May 4 was "Uphold Public Morals Month." Citizens were directed to observe law and order, behave politely and "cherish public property." In Sichuan (Szechwan), the authorities denounced "muddled ideas and unhealthy trends" among "some young people." In Henan (Honan), the Provincial Revolutionary Committee decreed a "total ban" on posters and other publications that criticized socialism, Communist Party leadership or Mao Tse-tung's thought. In Peking, foreign residents learned that Chinese would henceforth be forbidden to make contact with them unless instructed to do so. All across...
...latest annual report, ARCO notes, "In its continuing effort to heighten employee and shareholder political awareness, the Company has widened its Civic Action Program, which now has 45 local area committees operating in 13 states..." All told, the program maintains contact with 63,000 people. These figures uphold the contention that ARCO is a significant national political force on the basis of its PAC alone...
...judgment. After years of official "discussions" that proved fruitless, formal proceedings against him began in 1976. At the hearings, hardly a trial, Schulz played to a sometimes cheering gallery of theology students. By the seventh and final session this Jan. 23 Schulz was accusing his accusers: "You are upholding your old notions of God so you can uphold your own institutional power." No leading West German theologian championed his cause...
...become so flagrant that Premier Pham Van Dong felt it necessary to issue a prevailing order: "At a time when the people in several areas are experiencing privations and hunger, it is absolutely necessary to refrain from organizing wasteful celebrations and feasts. All sectors and all levels should uphold an exemplary spirit by practicing economy in production and a way of life that avoids all waste...