Word: defenders
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Suzanne Dillon, 24, and her brother Michael, 26, immediately came to their stepfather's defense, with Suzanne contributing her father's $65,000 life insurance to defend Scher, her "dad." She and her brother testified on his behalf at the trial, which began last month. However, there were other voices at the trial, including that of Edna Ann Vitale, whom Scher was divorcing at the time of Dillon's death. She says Scher confessed his love for Patricia Dillon to her. He had also told her, falsely, that Dillon was his divorce lawyer, thus discouraging her from telling Dillon about...
During the 3 or 4 billion years that it has existed on Earth, life has been devastated, and on occasion nearly wiped out, by the explosive impact of giant asteroids or comets. Now terrestrial life has finally evolved to the point where it is intelligent and capable enough to defend itself against the next such threats from space--if it has the will...
...Blame for the murder was quickly pinned on traveling "sheep dealer" Harry Orchard, who confessed to being a paid assassin for the Western Federation of Miners, one of the era's most powerful labor unions. The union's highest officials were indicted, and the young Clarence Darrow hired to defend them. The result was a kind of class war in miniature disguised as a frontier murder trial, pitting robber-baron capitalists against card-carrying Socialists...
...otherwise contract with the Tribune, is unfairly competing with private business. We agree that as the situation stands, the Daily should be considered part of the state government and should therefore be required to obey anti-competition laws and other protections for private business. But the student newspaper can defend itself by incorporating, thereby resolving the Tribune's accusations and providing a permanent, independent and credible foundation for student voice at Iowa State University...
...practice self-censorship in order to avoid the consequences. In the past Estefan has generally kept a low profile. But she said that this time she felt compelled to speak out. "I understand the hardships that we from Cuba have experienced," she wrote. "But for this reason we must defend everyone's freedom, even if it means personal pain...