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...first recorded amnesty was granted by Athens in 403 B.C. to most of those who had collaborated with Athens' Spartan conquerors after the Peloponnesian War. (The word itself is from the Greek amnestia, which means "forgetfulness.") The Romans, on occasion, continued the custom, which they called restitutio in integrum, and many other states since then have granted amnesty to achieve reconciliation after a civil war or a period of internal strife. France, which has seen more such conflict than most countries, has made amnesty almost a habit; the latest example occurred in 1968 when right-wing opponents of Charles...
According to diplomatic custom, Brezhnev is not entitled to the top red-carpet treatment accorded to foreign dignitaries of higher official standing-elaborate airport ceremonies, big honor guards and 21-gun salutes. On his recent visit to Paris, the French did not decide to accord Brezhnev full head-of-state honors until the Russians dropped some very strong hints that he wanted it that way. When Brezhnev meets with President Nixon in the spring, he is certain to be painfully aware that he is receiving a man who holds the overwhelming protocol advantages of being at once a) party leader...
Size 52 hot pants? It sounds improbable, but a cheerful 300-pounder named Nancy Austin not only wears them but markets them. She is drawing customers from all over the U.S. for custom-designed fat-lady clothes. Until she began selling her bright, fashionable originals at a small shop in Las Vegas, clothes for chubby women were mostly dismal, shapeless outfits intended primarily for camouflage. Nancy has other ideas. Her shop, which opened in May 1970 on a skinny $5,000 investment, is now grossing nearly $100,000 a year...
...jury hardly seems to be composed of his peers. Usually the panel is dominated by officers who are older and more at home in the service than he. When enlisted men are selected, they are often crew-cut senior noncoms with little sympathy for youngsters who challenge military custom. At the Long Binh logistics base in South Viet Nam, however, a civilian lawyer and a veteran Army colonel recently collaborated to produce the most unusual jury in military memory...
...campus custom went wrong at Dartmouth last weekend, and Bert Hughes is not too happy about...