Word: auge
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Mario Puzo is indeed "The Godfather of the Paperback Boom" [Aug. 28]. Who else but the expert novelist could write so much yet so little about something he's never personally experienced? If I could do as much, I too would be a millionaire. Hats...
...Frank Trippett's Essay "Of Risks, Hazards and Culprits" [Aug. 28] decrying what you call "the increased tendency of injured parties to sue somebody," you attempt to equate American law holding negligent and careless individuals liable for their conduct with "the modern welfare state." That is unforgivable. In fact, the tort system allocates losses to those who actually cause them, rather than asking society in general...
...unthinkable that a man like Plaquemines Parish's Chalin Perez [Aug. 28] can refuse to apply for federal grants, even though they are in the best interest of the community, because he fears federal control. It seems to me that it is about time the Federal Government did something. I thought this was supposed to be the land of "Liberty and justice for all." I don't call letting a man's wife die for lack of decent water justice. This should not be allowed to happen...
...story of the proceedings in the Sistine Chapel. It is clear that Luciani came to power through no accident, but as a result of a spontaneous consensus that evolved from three agreements reached during the lengthy pre-conclave period that followed the death of Pope Paul VI on Aug...
That left the field exceptionally wide open, and as the Cardinals chatted among themselves in the Apostolic Palace after they had been sealed in for the duration of the conclave on Aug. 25, nobody could guess how the vote would...