Word: diplock
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...verdict: murder: It was Britain's -perhaps the world's-first case of murder in which the aid of insulin was proved. Said the bewigged Mr. Justice Diplock: "But for a high degree of detective ability, [it] would not have been found out. Those responsible for the scientific research ... are to be very highly congratulated for [their] skill and patience." Barlow was sentenced to life imprisonment. The medical researchers are churning out bushels of data to help colleagues find the flaw in any such "perfect crime...
...Ledger's maiden speech, with his picture alongside, got big play in London newspapers. Before the week was out, Mrs. Iris Diplock, wife of an electrician near the Old Kent Road, had stepped forward to claim Ron as a brother, as had William Ledger, a baker of Tadworth, and Joan, a sister he had never known. "It's been astounding," said M.P. Ledger at week's end. "I have already discovered eight new nephews and nieces, not to mention a brother and two sisters...