Word: counseling
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Nearly all of Mrs. Simpson's story came out in the leading questions of her fashionable London counsel, Norman Birkett. To 19 of his 31. soothing and descriptive queries, she had only to answer, "Yes." She also answered, "It did," "No," and "Yes I did." Broadly speaking, the case against Mr. Simpson who, like any husband anxious to spare his wife's name, had committed the technical adultery necessary for a divorce in England, was summed up in the following letter signed by Mrs. Simpson which was introduced last week in evidence...
...police slammed and locked the doors after them, holding everyone else in court for five minutes to prevent the King's lady from being followed. Shut out were participants in the next case, but Mr. Justice Hawke let the police have their way, accepting the explanation of a counsel, "There is some trouble, My Lord...
...Washington for 12 years, retiring two years ago to devote himself to his law practice. He is widely known as one of the best trial lawyers in the state, and is a former District Attorney. During the war he was chairman of the committee on Public Safety and Counsel of Defense...
During the greatest crises of the revolutionary government, it was always Stalin upon whom Lenin depended for support and counsel Trotsky was his legman at the Treaty of Brest Litovsk, but it is interesting to note two telegrams which Lenin sent in answer to Trotsky's request for instructions. On Feb. 15, 1918, he wired, "Reply to Trotsky. I must first consult Stalin lefore replying to his question." And on Feb. 18, "Stalin has just arrived. We will examine the situation together and send you a joint reply as soon as possible. Lenin...
...after making plows for 23 years for Deere & Co., George Nelson Peek became president of Moline Plow Co. at $100,000 a year, made General Hugh Johnson his chief counsel. As a manufacturer of agricultural machinery, he naturally became deeply interested in farm problems. As a politician, he began agitating for an export subsidy for the U. S. farmer. When Republicans did not solve the farm problem according to his lights, George Peek became a Democrat. As a Democrat he became head of the AAA. As head of the AAA he quarreled with Braintrusters over the agricultural codes, finally resigned...