Word: westernness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Concise & Limpid. Natural law dictates the relationship between men and nations. But these relation ships must be ratified and established by human law, and Pope John applauded that fundamental of Western democracy, government by constitution. Rejecting government by coercion, the Pope endorsed the explicit definition of the rights and duties of governments and citizens in every nation's basic law, including a charter of fundamental human rights written "in concise and limpid phraseology...
Tillich pointed out that the ideas behind Pacem in Terris, being strictly Western and Judaeo-Christian, are alien to religious traditions that do not consider the dignity of man as an ultimate value, and should not be forced onto the rest of the world willy-nilly. As for the sweeping condemnation of war, Pacem in Terris, said Tillich, did not consider the problem of resistance to violations of human dignity. "There are situations," he warned, "in which nothing short of war can defend or establish the dignity of the person...
...growled last week, "the answer is 'Hell, no.' " Softer-spoken North Dakotan Haider, a Stanford graduate ('27) in chemical engineering, is a research and exploration expert; among other Jersey jobs, he brought in Imperial Oil's Leduc No. 1 in Alberta, the find that started western Canada's oil boom in 1947. Despite their different backgrounds, Haider (whose salary will soon match Rathbone's $293,000) will run giant Jersey in much the same fashion as Rathbone. His chief responsibility will be chairing the daily executive committee meetings and weekly gatherings of the tightlipped...
Miners v. Users. The American Mining Congress, backed by the potent Western "mining bloc" in the U.S. Congress, is lobbying hard to retain silver coinage. But to ease the shortage, it recommends a reduction in the silver content from 90% to about 33%; that would keep the Government in the market as a big buyer and at least prevent the price from going any lower. On the other side are the silver users, backed by Congressmen from the industrial East. They are urging the U.S. to eliminate silver completely from new coins and melt down its old coins; they figure...
...surface of four man-made islands in the harbor, and pipelines must be concealed. Under state law, the city must use its royalties to improve a six-mile beachfront on which high-rise luxury apartments, marinas and a convention hall are already built. With oil wealth rolling in, the western Riviera will not even need a gambling casino to ensure its prosperity...