Word: district
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...verdict in the six-month trial may darken the Hunts' prospects in a slew of other silver-crash lawsuits, which had been put on hold pending the outcome of the Minpeco case. Two class actions filed by some 17,000 investors now await hearings before the U.S. district judge who presided over last week's verdict, Morris Lasker. The Hunt family's advisers believe that no domino effect will occur, since the other lawsuits differ in some respects from the Minpeco case. But that may be wishful thinking. Says a Government official: "The Hunts may appeal and fight...
After the hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Charles Legge issued a temporary restraining order barring prison officials from retaliating against Martin but allowing his previously planned move to Arizona. He will get another hearing next week. Meanwhile, talking over a tapped telephone in his new home, Martin argued that his articles were "just trying to put a human voice into the stereotypes of criminals. I could've dug up a lot of dirt at Lompoc and written about it, but I never did because I'm not a stool pigeon. All I'm trying to do is be a writer...
...prepare for the hectic Feast of the Assumption weekend that ended last Monday, French officials advised local authorities of their power to suspend the licenses of reckless drivers on the spot. A magistrate in one high- accident district promptly seized four licenses in less than 45 minutes. Zealous public servants suspended more than 2,000 licenses during the three- day holiday...
...Commander's Palace. This temple of nouvelle Creole cookery in the graceful Garden District is best enjoyed in the leafy upstairs Garden Room rather than the drab downstairs. Don't miss oysters Trufant, poached and glossed with cream and caviar; crab-meat ravigote sparkling with a Creole mustard dressing and capers; velvety, thick turtle soup; fillets of trout with crunchy pecans; roast quail with a crab-and-shrimp stuffing; and hot bread- pudding souffle...
...Boston harbor mess indeed predates Dukakis. A system largely designed in the 1950s to give rudimentary treatment to sewage simply could not cope with rapid growth in the Boston area, and the Metropolitan District Commission, charged with maintaining the sewage system, was a nest of political cronies. "It was a place that employed everybody's cousin," recalls former Republican Governor Francis Sargent. As early as 1972, Sargent had committed the state to cleaning up the harbor, but had to fight a recalcitrant MDC every step...