Word: courtly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...also charged. His plea was in vain. Last week Kim, standing haggard and unshaven before a military tribunal in Seoul, was condemned to death with six others for his abortive coup attempt, which was described by one of the defendants as having been "like a rebellion in a medieval court...
...court for the new game is a squat, U-shaped building that formerly housed the U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group and is now called the American Institute in Taiwan. The A.I.T., manned by temporarily "retired" Foreign Service officers, hands out as many visas to the U.S. for Republic of China passport holders as did the old U.S. embassy. More important, it serves to nurture Taiwan's ever growing commercial ties with...
...minimal 68° by day and 55° by night. Scofflaws reported over the hotlines are generally given a day to adjust the thermostat before they face fines or jail sentences. "Our big club," says Chicago Building Department Director Nick Fera, "is that we can haul a landlord into court within 24 hours." That may not deter a landlord whose fuel bill exceeds income from his building. "In such cases," says William Moses, chairman of a New York landlords' association, "owners are forced to abandon. That means a pretty grim winter...
Despite these precautions, lawsuits could hold up the start of Beaufort Sea development for some time. Oral arguments in the federal suit brought by the National Wildlife Federation will be heard in a Washington, D.C., court on Jan. 3, and there is no telling exactly when or how the case will be resolved. Meanwhile, another suit to halt exploration has been brought by several local parties, including the Alaskan town of Kaktovik, a coastal hamlet populated by 175 Eskimos. Since bowhead meat is a staple of the villagers' diet, their lawyers argue, the Eskimos could be afflicted with "serious...
...there must be eight feet out there now, Heather. I don't know what to do." After only a few hours of showing, the Chicago Council on Fine Arts had the exhibit covered up and charged the artist with "character assassination." The matter wound up in court. The result: Art 1, City Hall 0. Sefick, who is now preparing The Bilandics for exhibit, is still mystified by all the excitement. "I just meant it to be funny," he says...