Word: courtly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...call the Supreme Court's decision in favor of preferential treatment for veterans competing for public jobs "a setback for women's rights" [June 18]. Giving vets job preference is nothing but a little affirmative action by a Government that took away their freedom for a time...
Price gouging can be punished by a fine of $10,000. A retailer in Boston who charged $1.57 for unleaded was hit with a civil suit by federal officials; a U.S. District Court ordered him to roll the price back 70?. Despite such actions, however, black marketeers vastly outnumber DOE inspectors. "If we ever have the personnel and the time to investigate, we could uncover some incredible stuff," says a DOE official. But the department, which is scheduled to have 800 inspectors by mid-1980, needs thousands to enforce the scheduled prices. It has little prospect of getting them...
...five years, Nixon has fought in court against release of the tapes. First he challenged the constitutionality of the 1974 law, but the Supreme Court ruled against him. Now he is claiming that making public the 950 five-inch reels will violate his privacy. Federal Judge Aubrey Robinson is expected to issue his decision this summer, but his ruling is certain to be appealed, by either the Government or the former President...
Mark S. Giangregario, a University custodial worker, was arraigned yesterday at 3rd District Court on charges of attempted larceny, larceny under $100, and breaking and entering. After his arraignment, Giangregario was released on bail...
...estimated $250,000, and the Suffolk Co. police $150,000 more; the expenses, naturally, would be passed on to ratepayers and taxpayers. The occupation attempt brought construct on, normally light on a Sunday, to a one-day halt, a short-lived moral victory. Proceedings for the arrested clogged District Court in Hauppauge for a week, and about half of the protesters have turned down an offer to have the charges dismissed in six months and instead opted to plead not guilty and demand a jury trial. Self-defense, they'll say, and repeat their case to all who will listen...