Word: defendent
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...criticism of U.S. policy was juvenile or emotional. France's feelings have long been known. Britain's Labor government was finding it increasingly difficult to defend the U.S. in Commons. The U.N.'s U Thant had long since criticized the Johnson Administration for failing to keep the U.S. informed of the "true facts" about Viet Nam. Canada's Prime Minister Lester Pearson made a speech in Philadelphia urging the U.S. to call a temporary halt in bombing North Viet Nam. And from a 17-nation conference in Belgrade, with countries ranging from Afghanistan to Zambia, came...
About the only foreign official willing to defend the U.S. in public was Australia's Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies. He not only praised U.S. determination in Southeast Asia but announced himself firmly opposed to negotiation under present circumstances. "If I am the only Prime Minister left to denounce it," cried Menzies, "I denounce...
This does not establish a uniform permissiveness across the U.S. Each city, county and state can bring actions that publishers or distributors must defend individually, at sometimes prohibitive costs. But in general, what constitutes "redeeming social importance" is endlessly arguable, and even plainly unredeemed "hardcore" pornography is easier than ever to buy, particularly since the Supreme Court ruled that allegedly obscene books or movies cannot be seized by police until they have been so adjudged in the courts...
...beginning of the tale. On Feb. 10, 1306, Bruce fell upon his principal political rival, John Comyn of Badenoch, and stabbed him to death before the altar of a village church. Crowned King at Scone, he promptly sent to warn England's Edward I that "he would defend himself with the longest stick he had." Edward, the master of a nation six times the size of tiny (pop. 400,000) Scotland, disdainfully instructed his legate in Scotland to "burn and slay and raise dragon" in the land. On June 19, at Methven field, the English scattered the rebel forces...
...their message seems to be getting through. A current study by the Finance Ministry concludes that governmental relief is indeed "indispensable" to the industry, and recommends, as a starter, reduction of the 24% special tax. Yet, as last week's demonstration National Defend French Cinema Day proved, the film industry cannot be saved by tax relief alone. Even with the clochards just coming in out of the cold, many of the 5,600 French movie houses were nowhere near filled, despite the fact that they were giving away their seats for free...