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...most important elements in the prosecution's case throughout the trial were damning shreds of evidence. Among them: green fibers and dog hairs found on the bodies. Those materials were said to be similar to the carpet in Williams' bedroom and the hair of his German shepherd Sheba. Last week the defense tried to show that the carpet in question was purchased in 1968, three years before the type of fiber found on the bodies was available in commercial carpets. Yet the prosecution presented a loan document indicating that the carpet was bought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Web of Fiber and Fact | 3/8/1982 | See Source »

...astroturfs brillant green surface and black partitioning nets--which divide the cage into four areas--enable players to follow airborne balls better, while the inch-thick carpet provides a more reliable bounce than did the dirt floor, Paul A. Chicarello '82, a designated hitter, said yesterday...

Author: By David L. Yermack, | Title: Briggs Cage Doors Open After Five-Month Delay | 3/2/1982 | See Source »

...knows the ranchers of West Texas would love to see mesquite miraculously transformed into a luxuriant carpet of range grass as deep as a pickup's fenders. On the other hand, they show for it sometimes a curious tenderness. "Mesquite is very lovely in the spring," Monte Noelke admits; its light greenish blossoms are the West Texan's confirmation that winter is really over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In West Texas: The Great Mesquite Wars | 3/1/1982 | See Source »

...Wayne Williams murder Nathaniel Cater and Jimmy Ray Payne? No one saw either crime, and there were no fingerprints. But there is plenty of circumstantial evidence in the extraordinary Atlanta case, including carpet fibers found on the victims and bloodstains in Williams' station wagon. So prosecutors are placing their faith in test tubes, microscopes and forensic specialists; in hour upon hour of testimony, experts have said that all the scientific evidence points to Williams. Last week the defense fought back. Kansas State University Professor Randall Bresee claimed that the prosecution's fiber analysis was too imprecise. In fact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Law: Mr. Wizard Comes to Court | 3/1/1982 | See Source »

...would find a group of active sympathizers on Divinity Ave In a time when Moral Majority and Christian fundamentalists dominate the nation's image of religion and hold powerful political away, the Div School is the odd kid on the block. The Rev Jerry Falwell would find no red carpet here...

Author: By Naomi L. Pierce, | Title: A Pocket of Progressivism | 2/26/1982 | See Source »

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