Word: buckinghams
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Lower Slobbovia or the G.I.s who stumble through maneuvers at Camp Swampy with Beetle Bailey, the 70,000-man army of The Netherlands is probably the raunchiest-looking fighting force in the world. In startling contrast to the red-jacketed guardsmen who stand stiffly at attention outside Buckingham Palace, the honor guards in front of the royal palace on the Dam Square in Amsterdam usually have unkempt uniforms, straggly beards and lank shoulder-length hair. In fact, they look more like refugees from a rock group than members of a NATO contingent that might some day have to face...
...admitting his "hopeless bias" in Secombe's favor, the rookie reviewer disclosed to his readers that he "was shaken with spasms of helpless mirth al frequent intervals" over Secombe's novel. For his 635-word article, which was sent to Punch's office immaculately typed on Buckingham Palace stationery, Prince Charles received a not-so-princely standard fee of less than $150. Explained Punch Literary Editor Miles Kingston: "It would be ridiculous to pay him 5,000 guineas - or nothing...
...Objection. A week before the trial, the presiding judge, James E. Buckingham, called in local newspaper editors and informed them that lawyers for the defense had succeeded in hav ing the cases of the two defendants separated. Therefore, said the judge, two juries would be hearing the same evidence, one after the other, and coverage should be deferred. The request was then relayed to broadcasters. "We didn't want the second group of jurors reading the newspapers about the first case," Buckingham explained last week. "We have no desire to muzzle the press in any way. We just asked...
...blackout, though it ostensibly protects defendants' rights, can suppress news about shoddy courtroom tactics. Agreeing to silence in one case can also encourage demands for noncoverage of other sensitive proceedings. Pennsylvania has a rule that empowers judges to order restrictions on news coverage of sensational trials. But Buckingham did not threaten to issue such an order, which itself could have been challenged in a higher court. One alternative-a change of venue for the second trial-was not requested. The judge did not even close the courtroom to the public; indeed, hundreds of spectators were present at one time...
...been a friend to Elizabeth [Taylor] and me for years. We re-met three weeks ago, and that was it." Besides her parents in Paris, Liz II has other royal connections; she is a second cousin to Prince Charles and Princess Anne of Britain. So far, inhabitants of Buckingham Palace have declined to comment on the prospect of a new inlaw...