Word: court
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...only was Pittsburgh becoming the most unlivable city in the U.S.; Pittsburgh's domination of the steel world was literally at stake. Markets for steel had moved westward. The Supreme Court's decision outlawing the basing-point system (by which Pittsburgh steel plants had absorbed freight costs to distant markets) had caused consternation among steelmen. Pittsburgh, with much of its equipment overworked and worn out by the war, was faced with determined competition from other steel centers; Chicago, with less steelmaking capacity, had actually outproduced...
...Teapot Dome furore finally died; Harry Sinclair served out a total of nine months in jail (for contempt of court and of the Senate investigating committee), and Fall went to prison, later died in disgrace. Exile Blackmer stayed at his chateau in France. Even World War II caused him little inconvenience. He was technically a fugitive from justice and had no passport, but when France fell to the Nazis the Swiss welcomed him, his money and his third wife "Kaja," a buxom Norwegian opera singer...
Speaking last, Professor Brameld upheld the right of teachers, as citizens, to the full benefits of the Bill of Rights, no matter what their membership in legal political parties. "The Communist Party is legal in the United States until the Supreme Court decides otherwise," he declared. "And I should prefer to take the Court's word...
Devee, whose home is at 876 Park Avenue, New York, will appear in court tomorrow to answer charges of disorderly conduct and firing a rifle without a permit. The case was continued from yesterday morning...
...Dartmouth students whose names are being withheld will answer charges of having fired four 22 rifle shots into Foley's homes in Ranover, New Hampshire, Municipal Court today...