Word: waited
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...news account of Adams' comments, the President turned livid. He icily instructed Powell to tell reporters that "I haven't had a chance yet to talk to Secretary Adams, but I will in the very near future." Adams showed up at the White House Friday morning but did not wait to be fired. Said the plain-spoken Adams afterward: "I made clear my position. I quit... A Cabinet officer must work directly for the President?not for the White House staff." Butchman and Bracy also resigned...
After deliberating for twelve hours in 1971, a jury in New York City was split 11 to 1 in favor of convicting a defendant of first-degree robbery. But Justice Arnold G. Fraiman could wait no longer for a unanimous verdict. Having announced earlier: "I have another engagement," he declared a mistrial and dismissed the jurors. The engagement was a European vacation with his wife, who reportedly was waiting in the courthouse with their suitcases. Another judge dismissed the charges because retrying the defendant would violate his constitutional right against double jeopardy...
...price explosion can be frustrating for sellers as well as buyers. Two years ago, Leonard Sillman, a theatrical producer, was offered $300,000 for his five-story Manhattan town house. He decided to wait, and three months ago his patience paid off: he sold his house for $600,000. But two weeks later he was offered $800,000. How does he feel about his sale-too-soon? Replies Sillman: "Suicidal...
...husband (wife) is too dependent on his/her parents." A priest or deacon will meet regularly with the couple over the half-year, and may refer them to Catholic Social Services for special counseling. Catholics who marry non-Catholics must also follow the procedure. If a couple refuse to wait and get married by a judge instead, they must undergo the same process before a sacramental marriage. Rausch will insist on the six-month rule even when the woman is pregnant and the couple face social pressure to marry in haste. He thinks that in these cases...
After the plan was announced last January, some parish priests tried it out in advance. One of them reports that of 17 couples, two decided to wait for further counseling and one pair called the wedding off. Other U.S. dioceses are inquiring about the Phoenix plan, and initial opposition among college students has quieted down. Rausch says that his mail is running 10 to 1 in favor...