Word: getting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...lawyers who will be defending him and the military judge who will preside at his court-martial seem to agree on one vital issue: Army Lieut. William Galley Jr., who is charged with the murder of 109 Vietnamese civilians, may be unable to get a fair trial. According to the judge, Lieut. Colonel Reid Kennedy, potential witnesses have been violating his orders against talking to the press. Powerless to enforce the ban, Kennedy called on the Attorney General of the U.S. last week to look into ways of prosecuting five news organizations* and certain individuals-though just what the charges...
Minimum Constraints. Many observers go even further. They question whether Calley can get a fair trial in any court of law-military or civilian. Where, they ask, is the potential juror who has not heard or read some account of events in My Lai on March 16, 1968, that would affect his verdict? President Nixon himself may have influenced the trial when he asserted at his press conference this month that civilians were killed in the village. "There is not anybody in this country," insists Calley's civilian attorney, George Latimer, "who does not think that...
Often, their patience is sorely tried. There are more people on the N.H.S. waiting list for hospitalization for non-emergency procedures than there are beds (468,000). Genuine emergencies get prompt attention, but the average delay for a tonsillectomy is 22 weeks, and many patients must wait a year for other elective surgery...
Hooked on Filene's, she spends at least one hour each day in the basement "poking around." She explains, "It's a challenge to see how well you know your merchandise, your materials, your designers. You have to leave your courtesy at home and get there and mix it up like a longshoreman. But the joy of finding a really good bargain is worth it." One typical joyful day during last week's pre-Christmas crush...
...Conroys regroup, look over each other's finds, finger material, check labels, and return unwanted items. Mrs. Conroy, who spends upwards of $500 each month (most of it for friends, who reimburse her), says: "It's easy to get carried away. So as a check we always ask each other: 'Do you really need this...