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...whether Munoz Marin would get much relief from the Vatican. Last winter, at a diocesan synod of Rome (TIME, Feb. 8), Pope John XXIII asserted the right and even duty of the church to advise the faithful on how to vote in elections. In practice, the Vatican seems to prefer that this right be exercised with great restraint by the hierarchy of the United States, to which the Puerto Rican bishops belong. But 90% Catholic Puerto Rico, though a part of the U.S., has a Spanish-speaking population and Spanish traditions, and is considered by Rome and by the island...
...public in academic dress,'' and "women students may entertain men in their lodgings until 10 p.m. rather than 7 p.m.. provided college authorities are willing." But with their usual imperturbability, Oxonians scoffed at the changes. Undergraduates have long smoked in public anyway, and girls seemingly prefer the 7 p.m. blue law. Said one proper fresh-woman: "I take my bath at ten, and I should hate to be seen in curlers. I would rather be seen nude than in curlers." Last real progress at Oxford in the eyes of most undergraduettes: a 1930s decision that they need...
...overthrow Premier Castro's government. Their idea has been that such matters are at the discretion of the President and of the State Department. Mere candidates in their view should ignore their conventions' proclamations that foreign policy is the most important issue in the campaign. Our allies would prefer, according to Mr. Reston in yesterday's New York Times, that Kennedy and Nixon refrain from saying anything more about any aspect of U.S. foreign relations...
...Dixie drawl. But when it came time for him to invite his listeners down, there was no doubt about his effectiveness. "I like religion" said senora Gloria de Rodriguez, 34. "I saw Billy Graham on television, and I decided I wanted to come and see him in person, I prefer the way he preaches to he way the Catholic priests preach" Like her there were plenty of nominal Catholics in he Garden. "The priest never said we shouldn't come," said 1 5-year-old HiIda Cintrón "and my father said we should...
...certain just how widespread conflict of interest is in U.S. business because most firms prefer to keep their problems to themselves. Says a top Chicago department store executive, "There's a lot of it in all businesses. The larger the company, the easier it is to get by with...