Word: bail
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Drawing on the work of the Vera Foundation, a non-profit research organization, the commission will very likely recommend that bail requirements for most crimes be reduced, and that programs which help the poor to pay this money be expanded. Studies by the foundation indicate, according to one staff member, that "bail is not a necessary part of the process--he'll show up for trial without it" and that if the suspect cannot obtain bail money "something about jail seems to increase his chances of being found guilty...
...Washington for a state visit that meant far more to him, and his hosts, than the usual red-carpeted round of pleasantries. For Marcos, it represented a threefold opportunity - to renew a long-standing bond of friendship with the U.S., to make a case for increased U.S. aid to bail out his stagnating econ omy, and to impress on Americans some home truths about the realities of power in Asia. With willing assistance from Washington, Marcos made the most of his opportunity...
...decision to bail out was finally made for him when an explosion ripped the plane apart and triggered the ejection mechanism. Adams floated safely down into the South China Sea with nothing worse than burned hands. Bellinger, riding shotgun overhead, drove off a nearby North Vietnamese fishing junk; minutes later, a rescue helicopter ferried Adams to his carrier, the U.S.S. Oriskany, where squadron 162 ("The Hunters") greeted him with a paper missile and a 2-oz. glass of Napoleon brandy, a cherished ritual after a particularly hazardous mission. To his parents in Minneapolis, Adams sent a laconic wire: "Unscheduled swim...
...rejected, much to the disappointment of Soviet espionage, according to the FBI. Whalen, who was fired from his park job in Fairfax County last month for some private espionage (he bugged a phone conversation between Mrs. Whalen and his boss), was arrested and released on $15,000 bail...
...have tightened up on underage drinking and keep a tight rein on potential disturbances. Sometimes it works, as on last June 19 when officers rounded up a loud crowd of 23. Police recall that one girl got on the phone to her father to ask him for the $200 bail. "Hello, Daddy," she said, her voice trembling. "Happy Father's Day." Then she burst into tears...