Word: doled
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Countryman also objected to the bill's many lesser-known political and social provisions. He thought that an amendment tacked onto the bill by Sen. Robert Dole (R-Kans.), allowing judges to deny pre-trial release to persons accused of murder, treason, rape, sabotage, or trafficking in narcotics, is probably unconstitutional. Dershowitz agreed the provision was a "crass political compromise." Vorenberg refused comment on the Dole amendment...
...prospects for the passage of the new criminal code in the House are uncertain. Dershowitz rated the chances as excellent, hoping that the House will strike down the Dole amendment. Countryman, vowing to continue his opposition to the bill, said that it is "nip and tuck as to whether the bill will pass...
...Mississippi Republican Party created a stir by making an unprecedented appearance at the state's convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. "We're not likely to attract a large number of blacks," concedes Kansas Senator (and former G.O.P. chairman) Robert Dole, "but we can attract substantial numbers." Brock says he hopes to garner 15% or more of the black vote-enough to swing close elections. Notes he: "There's no alternative. To survive, we must...
...Rights and Responsibilities." Students criticized the faculty majority, the secrecy of the hearings, and the whole dirty chore of censuring and punishing political activity. A Crimson editorial from the winter of 1970 observed, "In a polarized community such as this one, a committee such as the CRR can only dole out punishment that is inherently political in content--punishment against those who are diametrically opposed to the order in power that the CRR represents...
...Americans for trust and safeguarding until Hungary is really free again," says Leslie E. Acsay, president of Hungarian House in New York. "But Hungary is in the same position it was in 30 years ago-the Russians are still there." Echoing this theme, Kansas Republican Senator Robert Dole has charged that Carter is engaged in a needless "knee-jerk" human rights effort. Dole sued in federal court to block Carter's move until the Senate approved, but last week a judge in Kansas City. Kansas turned him down...