Word: drunken
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...elimination of compensation for "pain and suffering" would result in no compensation for the suffering of a young man permanently blinded in an auto accident. The elimination of fault would provide for payment of the medical expenses of the drunken motorist who blinded him. It would seem that any savings in costs would be at the expense of the innocent victim. A better system might be one that permitted the victim to receive a proper award of damages without having to wait four or five years for his day in court...
...medium medical coverage and an income of $7,500 a year would pay $84 a year under the new system, compared to $179 under existing policies. A victim dissatisfied with his compensation could go to court and sue his insurance company for more. In cases involving a death, or drunken driving, innocent victims could sue the other driver's company...
...DRUNKEN BALLOT, One newspaper headlined. PEOPLE SAW DOUBLE. And, in some cases, triple. With 4,303 registered voters in the little Corsican town of Corte, no fewer than 9,647 ballots were cast in a town council election last week. The total was something of a record, even for Corsica, where ballot boxes are called boites a surprises (surprise boxes), and electoral mischief is an honored tradition. Last week's election was held, for example, because a Nice court, citing "voting irregularities," had ruled the 1967 balloting null and void. And that 1967 election was held because the courts...
...rape attempt was more dramatic. On the other side of the square, a drunken marine spotted a young refugee with his wife. Neither could have been much more than 20, and they clung together, very frightened. The marine demanded the wife and was about to make off with her when a marine lieutenant happened by. The lieutenant pulled out his .45 and shot the soldier in the foot. Neither rape nor looting is condoned by Nigerian officers. One marine was shot to death on the spot when he was found raping an Ibo girl near the Owerri radio station...
...already pleaded guilty: leaving the scene of an accident. That is a misdemeanor, for which he was given a suspended sentence of two months in jail. The only other possible crimes arising out of the accident are manslaughter, a felony that requires proof of "wanton or reckless conduct"; drunken driving, a misdemeanor; and "driving to endanger," another misdemeanor under an unusual Massachusetts law that calls for evidence of a "negligent attitude." The inquest thus necessarily centered upon whether Kennedy was negligent in not seeking help sooner to rescue Miss Kopechne, whether he had made a serious effort...