Word: wonder
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Purpose of Law. "I continue to hear and see nonsense about the "I sometimes wonder at the gullibility of educated men and the stubborn disregard of plain facts by men who are supposed to be helping our young to learn-especially to learn how to think...
...Superlatives Fit. "The effect is a bit like being taken to visit the cask of Amontillado," said one awed viewer last week. "You wonder if you'll ever get out." Some Israelis have questioned whether the scrolls merit all the lavish architectural theatrics; Jerusalem children have taken to calling it "the Chinese pagoda." But after inspecting it, supporters have rallied to its defense...
Even in the Roman Catholic Church, where bishops overwhelmingly reject the idea, at least a few theologians wonder about the possibility of change. In a recent book, Peruvian Jesuit José Idigoras argued that there was no difference in the rites of ordination for deacons and deaconesses in early Christianity, and that St. Paul's misogynistic teachings ("I permit no woman to teach") must be interpreted in light of women's position at the time. Some members of the St. Joan's International Alliance, an association of equality-seeking Catholic women, have petitioned Rome to allow women...
...Louis, Cardinal Manager Red Schoendienst was beginning to wonder whatever had become of the world-champion team that he distinctly remembered inheriting from Johnny Keane. In four games, the best the Cards could manage was a tie with the Chicago Cubs. Groaned Schoendienst: "I've got a headache...
...sides, and the chic, smartly dressed guests sipped Scotch and martinis as they ogled a pop art exhibition that included plastic turkeys, fish, steaks and a display of Andy Warhol's stacked Brillo Boxes. There were roughly 500 Ibs. of real food per person-and no wonder. The bash that brought out Rome's smart set last week was the opening of Italy's largest supermarket, a two-story, 33,000-sq.-ft. expanse within sight of St. Peter's that stocks 20,000 products and has everything from a lunch counter to a dress shop...