Word: contempts
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...about Tammany tactics than Thomas Jefferson, and was somewhat under a cloud as a result of a British tribunal's 1956 investigation into corruption in his administration. The North's Premier, the Sardauna of Sokoto, a haughty Moslem of noble birth, could barely conceal his contempt for his less aristocratic colleagues...
...anti-social and possibly neurotic disposition and asked the Tribune's columnist, Marie Torre, to identify her source. Miss Torre refused in a pre-trial examination and later when called upon to do so by Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan, who thereupon cited her for contempt of court and sentenced her to ten days in jail. On appeal, the case went to the United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals, which recently upheld Judge Ryan's decision. Indications are that the Supreme Court will now be asked to rule on the questions raised in the two decisions...
...blow to newsgatherers who rely so often on information from undisclosed and undisclosable sources was a severe one. If a source can no longer rely on his anonymity--and there are contempt citations stiffer than ten days in jail--he is likely to refuse to talk. Unidentified sources are often vital to the coverage of governmental affairs. In an era of bureaucratic hush-hush the anonymous tipster has become a must for responsible reporters. To close his mouth is, in many cases, to deny the public valuable and necessary information...
Ducking, snapping and sneering, Hoffa came no closer to the jug. But his performance, laced with an exquisite contempt for Bob Kennedy and the rest of the committee (Q.: Why did he deposit $300,000 in Teamster funds in a Florida bank? A.: "Because I wanted to"), left no doubt that James Riddle Hoffa still regards his morals and methods as being beyond the question of anybody, least of all 1,600,000 dues-paying Teamsters. Teamster morals and methods uncovered last week...
...When Negroes dispute the placement board's decision in the federal courts, the district school board may be ordered to admit them or face contempt-of-court charges. If that happens, the Governor is required to shut down the school that is involved. Almond need not wait for the Negro children to set foot on the school grounds; he can, as he did last week at Warren County High School in Front Royal, take over as soon as there has been a final, unappealable integration order...