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...town, Mo., school district. By barring the suit, the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed the doctrine of "sovereign immunity," which is rooted in the ancient adage that "the king can do no wrong." Thus, no American Government or its political subdivisions, including school districts, can be sued without its specific consent. Though some do consent, most states insist that school immunity is necessary to prevent public funds from being diverted to private plaintiffs. Urged to abolish immunity by judicial decree, the Missouri court balked on the ground that such decisions in other states have created legal "chaos." In Missouri, said...
...mark of courage for anyone to consent to a Bacon portrait. In fact, the painter rarely has his subject present, prefers to work from photographs strewn about his London studio. Says he: "Sitters inhibit me; if I like them, I don't want to practice before them the injury that I do to them in my work. In private, I can record the fact of them more clearly...
...worked for the Institute of Politics last year, began meeting informally with Michael S. Ansara '68, one of the leaders of SDS. During most of the controversy between SDS and the Institute, Gordon was to play what Barney Frank called a "double-agent role with the consent of both sides." He was always on good speaking terms with Ansara (and therefore privy to most of SDS's plans), but his primary purpose was to protect the Institute and insure the success of its program. There was a good reason why he should have been partial to the Institute: Gordon himself...
...held a press conference Saturday afternoon to explain last Monday's demonstration against McNamara. At the press conference, Michael S. Ansara '68, temporary chairman of SDS, said that SDS would consent to a time and format agreeable to McNamara...
...THURSDAY NIGHT MOVIES (CBS, 9-11:45 p.m.). High politics in Allen Drury's Advise and Consent (1962) with Henry Fonda, Charles Laughton, Don Murray, Walter Pidgeon, Peter Lawford and Gene Tierney...