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Other easing of the harsh Wahabi code can be seen at every hand. Goal posts stand far out in the desert for the benefit of passing nomads who have taken up soccer. Thieves now get their right hands chopped off in the public square only after the third offense. A...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saudi Arabia: Easing the Code | 5/19/1961 | See Source »

The question of diplomas may again be considered if Faculty members respond to the requests of Senior Class Marshals. Letters were sent to all members of the Faculty requesting that the Latin diploma be given a "stay of execution."

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: History and Lit Seeks Junior Year in Europe | 5/16/1961 | See Source »

After the Great and General Court voted down the bill on December 8, Judge Robert K. Anderson of the New Haven Federal District Court extended the deadline for execution of the option to May 3, yesterday, Anderson has said he will not grant another extension.

Author: By Peter S. Britell, | Title: Senators Defeat Old Colony Bill, Stall Volpe Plan | 5/4/1961 | See Source »

Next, Eichmann's averted but all-seeing eye was at Minsk, where a huge ditch was filled with living Jews: "They were shooting into the pit, and I saw a woman, her hands seemed tied behind her back, and then my knees went weak and I went away." But...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Don't Look | 4/28/1961 | See Source »

The Imam of Yemen is a scraggly-bearded old man with a taste for women, at least five known diseases including syphilis, and an incredible durability. At 70, he has survived innumerable attempts on his life by his Yemeni tribal enemies, makes it a rule to behead any would-be...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Yemen: Friends & Enemies | 4/14/1961 | See Source »

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