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...October 1966 State Decree No. 770 was issued, in effect prohibiting abortion except under extraordinary circumstances. At the same time, import of oral contraceptives and IUDs was discontinued, and a package of other measures such as birth premiums and reduced taxes for couples with children was introduced. Rumania's mother heroines, as they have been called, responded vigorously. In September 1967 births totaled 63,183, more than triple the number from the previous December. The total number of births in 1967 was nearly twice that in 1966. Newspapers reported instances of three new mothers sharing a single hospital...
Never Promised a Pointsettia: At a City Council meeting recently, a thoughtful city employee decided to provide pointsettia plants on the desks of all nine city councillors. All the plants had red and green leaves--except for the one on the desk of Councillor Francis H. Duehay '55. The enterprising--and slightly miffed--Duehay corrected the situation by switching plants with his neighbor, Councillor William H. Walsh at the end of the meeting. Not to be bested by a political opponent, Walsh switched the plants back before a meeting the next...
...turned and looked at Wayne, sitting on the step, holding a Schlitz. It was the last drink he would have before his life changed." But all that happens is that Wayne gets arrested on a false charge of possessing cocaine. We never do find out what became of him except, in an epilogue, that he is now living in Mexico City...
...begin with, while people are allowed personal possessions, there is no such thing as private property in the Soviet Union. Thus most of Lithuania's factories, buildings, highways, trains, communication systems -- pretty much everything except the kitchen sink -- belong to the Soviet state. While some property might revert to the republic, presumably Lithuania would have to compensate Moscow in some way for what it takes away with it. Lithuania might also have to pay for the relocation of those of its 3.7 million citizens who want to remain part of the union, starting with most of its 344,000 ethnic...
...debt, showed an operating profit for the first nine months of 1989, the first time it has emerged from the red since 1985. Turner, meanwhile, has become an advocate for a range of liberal causes. In an industry in which executives are careful to keep political views to themselves (except perhaps for flag waving during Bicentennial celebrations), Turner is that rare bird: a TV chieftain with an outspoken conscience...