Word: rejection
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...time has come for all of us, on both sides of the Iron and Bamboo curtains, to face squarely the issue of whether we can afford to permit any dispute anywhere to be settled by recourse to arms," said Dillon. "We firmly reject attempts by Communist leaders to justify what they call 'just, revolutionary wars' or 'wars of liberation.' War is war, no matter where or why it may be fought. Peace also is indivisible. Peace is not the prerogative of the Communists alone, nor can it be applied only to areas outside the immediate concern...
...good and the good of those around him. But, Dr. Kenward emphasized, this does not mean that subjugation to authority is an end in itself. Far from making conformity and "adjustment" a way of life, it should actually foster individuality and prepare the child eventually to reject unreasonable authority. In any case, "the child who learns obedience to necessary and reasonable rules is a much happier and more secure child...
January saw action at Reed when the student council, the faculty and the Reed unit of the AAUP urged the president and trustees to reject participation in this program as long as the disclaimer was required for participation. The trustees meeting on January 31 gave authorization to the president to act as he saw fit in the matter. Consequently, President Sullivan wired the U.S. Commissioner of Education on February 2 that Reed would not participate in the program as long as the requirement of a negative affidavit was demanded...
Oliver said his committee would tell the Council why it favors returning to N.S.A. and would present a motion to rejoin, which the Council could either accept or reject...
...second of two recent attempts to reverse the flow of traffic on Quincy St. proved unsuccessful yesterday. A meeting of the Traffic Board unanimously agreed to reject the proposed change of direction between Harvard St. and Cambridge...