Word: burden
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Defense Secretary Robert McNamara so far has refused to allow the Germans to back down on their agreement. His unspoken threat: if Bonn does not ease the U.S. balance of payments burden by continuing the scheduled purchases, American forces might be substantially reduced in Germany. The prospect of U.S. troop reductions is a nightmare for any West German politician, and especially for Erhard. Nothing would bolster his standing in Germany quite so much as a resounding pledge from the President that U.S. troop strength will remain close to current levels. Presumably, Erhard also wants to try again for a commitment...
...witnesses are made known, the defense may attempt to bribe them, or the Government may try to cow defense witnesses. Many defense lawyers also lambaste the reciprocity requirement. As Houston Criminal Lawyer William F. Walsh puts it: "Why should the defense have to disclose anything in advance when the burden of proof is on the prosecution...
...that, many defense lawyers are loath to change the system-at least to the extent of fully disclosing their own evidence in exchange for the prosecutor's information. As things stand now, they point out, the defendant has quite a few constitutional advantages of his own: the burden of proof is on the prosecutor and the defendant cannot be compelled to say a word that might incriminate himself...
Worried by this vulnerability, the Vat ican Council urged diocesan bishops as well as parish priests who are "less capa ble of fulfilling their duties properly be cause of the increasing burden of age or some other serious reason" to resign voluntarily from office. Last month Pope Paul VI, who is 69, "earnestly request ed" that bishops and priests leave office on their own initiative...
...NATION) received a mixed reaction among the businessmen whom it will immediately affect. Most were relieved that the President had finally taken some kind of action to cool the economy. But they also felt that, in an election year, industry had been singled out to bear the main burden imposed by Johnson's request for a suspension of the 7% investment tax credit...