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Stories of executions by the Tonton Macoute are common. Recently, after a Haitian citizen had been murdered in broad daylight, a judge ruled that he had died a natural death. As one of the characters in Graham Greene's novel The Comedians remarks, "Violent deaths are natural deaths in Haiti...
...stands alone, dwarfed by the stunning poverty of the land, the fascism of Papa Doc, and the terrorism of the Tonton Macoute--more sobering monuments to what man actually does.Stories of executions by the TONTON MACOUTE are common. Recently, after a Haitian citizen had been murdered on broad daylight, a judge ruled that he had died a natural death...
...decide what the alimony and child support will be unless, as is often the case, the couple have agreed on a settlement. Generally, alimony will continue until the wife dies or remarries, while the responsibility of child support goes on until the child comes of age. Within these broad limits, however, the judge has enormous discretion. Says William MacFaden, presiding judge of the family courts in Los Angeles County, "Many human factors must be taken into consideration when setting the amount...
...fine and delicate were the questions involved that each of the three judges on the panel filed his own opinion. All, however, agreed that the court did have jurisdiction under the broad powers extended to the federal courts in "all cases arising under this Constitution." Since the seating, punishment and expulsion of a Congressman are all provided for by the Constitution, the judges thought it clear that Powell's case qualified for consideration by the courts...
Died. Shinzo Hamai, 62, four-term mayor of Hiroshima (1947-1952, 1959-1967) and the biggest single force in the city's rebirth; of a heart attack; in Hiroshima. Himself a survivor of the atomic holocaust, Hamai laid out a new metropolis with broad avenues and plazas, was so successful in convincing industry (shipbuilding, auto manufacturing) to return that today Hiroshima is one of Japan's most prosperous cities, with a population of 543,000, almost twice the wartime number...