Word: excepted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...court watchers by opening a number of doors. Reversing a 1961 decision written by liberal Justice William O. Douglas, the court ruled that municipalities do not enjoy immunity from civil rights suits. Similarly, the court held that high federal officials could be held personally liable for violating the Constitution, except in those "exceptional situations" where their protection is "essential for the conduct of public business...
...going to military academies and who styled themselves economic moderates and social liberals, should hit it off. Miller faced a tough grilling by the Senate Banking Committee about bribes paid by Textron to spur sales of its Bell helicopters in Iran. His cool, precise answers convinced all the Senators except Chairman William Proxmire that he had had no idea that the Shah's brother-in-law was the secret owner of a company to which Textron paid commissions. Some documents that subsequently came to light indicate that lower-ranking Textron officials did know, but there is no evidence that they...
...Except for a handful of items like the scene from the ballet, The Red Detachment of Women, the material presented is not heavy on ideology, though if the program notes are to be believed, some of the song lyrics contain clunkers like "When you drink tea from our Red base you will never forget our revolutionary tradition." But that sort of material cannot possibly offend anyone. Even if one could understand the language, the comical effect of the lines could easily be regarded as counterrevolutionary...
...this case, everyone came out looking a bit soggy, except possibly for the dreams of Brown and Levin...
...Guests are not allowed to use any Harvard Athletic Facilities except tennis, for which there is a $1.50 single...