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...After a drawn-out legal battle sensationalized by the local and national press, Milligan won--for a while. He was found not guilty and committed to a top-drawer mental health institution, just as his attorneys had requested. But ambitious politicians--the same sort who needlessly shuttle off marginal offenders to America's jails today--were out to reverse that decision. A higher court recently recommended that Milligan be sent to maximum security prison where he and his tattered family would be responsible for providing for his desperately needed psychiatric care. And shortly after the "not guilty" verdict, the Ohio...
...steadily escalating urban violence, with terrorist attacks on civilians. These incidents will be met with massive Government retaliation, which in turn will cause a mass, uncontrolled Black uprising. Beckett believes South African has about a 1 per cent chance of avoiding revolution. It will be a very long and drawn-out struggle, unlike any revolution in history, he said, adding that there has never been a revolution in a country with such a large and well-entrenched elite...
...advice of Dole, who strongly favors a legitimate compromise rather than a deal with dissident conservative Democrats, the White House invited the top Democratic leadership to a meeting this week. Dole urged the President to soften his hard stance and prevent a drawn-out battle neither side could be sure of winning. But Administration officials felt the time had come to prepare for possible battle, and three Southern Democrats, considered potential allies, were invited to the White House late last week. Plans were also made for a $4 million media campaign financed by the Republican National Committee, featuring the Oval...
...need such a drawn-out, expensive campaign with inflation the way it is?" asked an aide to Peres, referring to Israel's 140% inflation rate. "Besides, no one will take this government seriously once the election date is set." Rather than risk an immediate vote on the floor, however, Labor cautiously decided to fight the matter in committee, where it is probable that a compromise date in mid-June can be worked...
Edna's character desentimentalizes a movie that tends to get a little too homey. After all, it takes place in Kansas, and there's no place like Kansas. The string-heavy score and schmaltzy touches--like the abandoned dog who becomes Edna's loyal companion--plus some drawn-out healing sequences, fall into the category of melodrama...