Word: conductivity
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...locked up for three months without a hearing under "emergency" laws, had questioned the legality of his imprisonment. The court upheld Defendant Ireland's action as justified under the circumstances; in so doing, it also asserted its then disputed right to interpret the convention and pass upon the conduct of subscribing nations...
...unprecedented boost in 1963 when the Supreme Court raised the First Amendment right of free speech as a shield against state libel laws. That shield, ruled the court in New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, prevents a public official from collecting damages for even false criticism of his conduct, unless he proves that the statement was "made with 'actual malice'-that is, with knowledge that it was false, or with reckless disregard of whether...
...commanders in Viet Nam have a far different problem. It is their difficult task to conduct a growing war against the Communists and at the same time avoid killing or wounding civilians-a mission spelled out in some detail by U.S. General William Westmoreland to U.S. forces in Viet Nam last July. "It is imperative that all our officers and men," said Westmoreland, "understand the importance of minimizing noncombatant casualties whenever possible." Easier said than done in a guerrilla war that often makes the innocent the willing or unwilling neighbors of the enemy...
...trial verdict brought outcries of protest all over the nation. The American Civil Liberties Union last night asked Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black to conduct an investigation and to halt future trials in Lowndes County. Flowers, who called the trial a "mockery of law and order," said prejudice in Hayneville would make it impossible to ever get a fair hearing...
...doctors as well. It is difficult to pin-point the reasons a physician might have for choosing college health service over a generally more lucrative practice. Appointments to the staff are made in a similar manner to Faculty appointments; there are physicians, associate physicians, and assistant physicians. Most conduct private practices on the outside, within limits set by the Corporation. It has been suggested that one reason these doctors have chosen this form of practice is that they would be unhappy with the political views of many of their colleagues on the outside; approximately half of the staff members belong...