Word: defendant
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...PEOPLE a man speaks with feel his attitude towards them, as he feels theirs, feel it as clearly as if it were spoken forth. They decide unconsciously if they need to defend themselves against him, verbally or physically. Is he a threat? Do they need to armor themselves in principles, in ultimatums? Can they trust him? How far can they trust...
...Civil Rights Act? There is a confusion here between the tolerance of all speech, and the tolerance of all actions. I would argue that all promulgation of ideas by speech or press whether odious to us or not, should be tolerated without distinction; that we, as citizens, should defend someone's right to speak stupidly (even while we expose that studidity), that whatever "harm" may come from bad ideas it is not irreparable. But as for actions, their result may be irreparable, and so we choose--to support beneficial acts, to oppose harmful ones...
...shot put, team captain Dick Benka is a good bet to successfully defend his Heptagonal and IC4A titles. The 6'6" 260 pounder--who placed third in the NCAA's last March--has already been throwing over 60 feet this year, and if he does it today, he will break his own University record...
...Every man on the team has his own particular strength," Kanuth added. "Chris Gallagher scores, Dale Dover drives, Bobby Johnson steals, and Ernie and I rebound and defend; as long as each of us does his job, we're a real good ball club," he said...
Increasing the Strains. For the longer run, it is also ominous that in the fight to defend their currencies, both France and Britain have turned toward protectionist trade measures. Britain, for example, has just imposed a requirement that importers of "nonessentials"-including almost all manufactured products-must deposit half the price of the goods with the government for six months. Despite such restrictions, world trade, which grew by only 5% in 1967, is expected to regain its more normal 8% annual expansion rate this year. Much of the gain will be due to the voracious U.S. appetite for foreign goods...