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...issued a peremptory writ of mandamus to Pennsylvania in the thundering words of Chief Justice John Marshall: If the legislatures of the several states may, at will, annul the judgments of the courts of the U.S. and destroy the rights acquired under those judgments, the Constitution itself becomes a solemn mockery and the nation is deprived of the means of enforcing its laws by the instrumentality of its own tribunals...
...that the "remarriage group," once composed almost entirely of widows and widowers, is now about 70% formed by divorced men and women. What's more, noted Monahan, "our divorce rate is being compounded by a repetitiousness of divorce among a divorce-prone population group." Sociologist Monahan's solemn term-of-the-trade for such multiple marrying: "sequential polygamy...
...make it crystal clear," said House Republican Leader Joe Martin after a solemn conference with President Eisenhower, "there is no weakening in our position." Swami Martin was talking about the Administration's struggle for a strong civil rights bill, but his crystal ball was cloudy: the Republican position was, in fact, weakening second by second...
...lodge makes its slot machines and beer parlor a drawing card. The Knights of Columbus' San Salvador Council No. 1 in New Haven, Conn, holds "National Nights," when it serves up Irish, Italian or Polish dinners. But the new devices have yet to boost attendance at solemn, often boring business meetings. Says one Boise (Idaho) Moose: "We have lots of social members, very few real brothers." Says a Seymour (Ind.) Elk: "The Elks' bar serves the crispest martini in town, but I don't attend meetings because I'm afraid they might try to make...
Amid the minarets and arabesques of the busy capital of Kuala Lumpur (pop. 300,000), a solemn convocation of sultans and state chieftains gathered last week. Their job: to elect the one of their number who for five years will be His Majesty the Paramount Ruler of the Independent State of Malaya (at a salary of $60,000 a year plus perquisites) when the new Commonwealth nation comes into being at the end of this month...