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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 3 The House of Representatives dealt the death blow to the disclaimer affidavit required for National Defense Education Act lonce the measure now goes to the White House, and President Kennedy's signature should be forthcoming. The repeal of the affidavit climaxes a long and unrelenting fight by Harvard and President Pusey to uphold the principle of academic freedom in the face of economic need...
January, when a measure to repeal the local veto power was introduced in the Massachusetts legislature, the Council passed a resolution opposing repeal an 8-1 margin. At that time, Councillor Andrew T. Trodden had asserted that the proposed Inner Belt route through Cambridge would "drive out many families and many thousands of tax dollars...
...life could come up for reexamination. In matters of discipline, the council fathers could modify the church's laws on clerical celibacy, hierarchic pomp, fish on Friday, priestly dress, the use of Latin in the Mass, and the Index of Forbidden Books. The church at the council cannot repeal dogmas pronounced by past Popes or past councils. But the fathers may well formally note that the last word has not been said about the church's revealed truths, and they may attempt to give new dimension to such doctrines as papal infallibility, the "real presence" of Christ...
...surprise move, the U.S. Senate voted to repeal the disclaimer affidavit - but not the loyalty oath - required under the National Defense Education Act. Harvard has long objected to the affidavit, and led by President Pusey, withdrew from the NDEA program in November...
Handled on the floor by Sen. Wayne Morse (D.-Ore.), the repealer was attached to a House bill at a time when the Senate was rushing through a series of minor bills. House concurrence will be necessary if the repeal is to become effective...