Word: acted
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...implement this, Congress would have to change the 1966 Bail Reform Act. The act's broad wording has resulted in serious abuses. Most of the time, only capital offenders are detained, while in Washington and elsewhere rapists, armed robbers and other violent types drift back into the streets. Many cannot be found for trial...
Dulles' greatest achievement in World War II was the negotiation of an early surrender of German troops in Italy, which he arranged through a secret meeting with the SS commanding general in a Swiss villa. That act doubtless saved thousands of American lives. It also infuriated Stalin, who did not relish the prospect of a unilateral U.S. settlement with the Germans...
...want to negotiate peace treaties with each of their Arab neighbors. Behind last week's decision was evidently a consensus that such treaties are beyond reach, and that Israel is not willing to let the Big Four powers dictate a settlement. At any rate, the Cabinet decided to act now to ensure what it perceived to be Israel's vital interests. In effect, the decision meant that Israel has opted for the security of extended frontiers at the price of almost certainly forgoing any realistic hope of an agreed peace with the Arab countries...
...act might well be described as a military coup...
...diffidence of the F.T.C.'s case selection has been challenged to a certain degree by public and Congressional pressure. But the strongest camouflage for the Commission's lassitude is erected by their "voluntary enforcement" policy. The Wheeler-Lea Act of 1938 granted the F.T.C. authority to issue "cease and desist" orders, which become effective after 60 days if not challenged in Federal court. Any subsequent violation of the order then incurs up to $5000 per day in civil penalties. Yet the F.T.C. insists upon its preference for "voluntary enforcement" of Commission recommendations. This is the only method consonant with...