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Kunstler's principal contention was that "the court system was designed with one end in view: to keep a system moving smoothly and officiently, and to grind out the enemies of the state." He pointed out that American courts do not take up fundamental social issues such as the war in Vietnam, and that, to determine the validity of competing contentions surrounding these issues, one would have to "put the legalities aside...
...tour of jury duty leaves many Americans let down enough to sue Perry Mason for perjury. TV has not exactly prepared the U.S. citizen for the unheroic, humdrum grind of the mills of justice. But this week National Educational Television is making up for that lack by broadcasting a four-part study of the judicial process. The unprecedented series of 90-minute shows is entitled Trial: The City and County of Denver v. Lauren R. Watson...
Nonetheless, there are several remaining obstacles to waste-product highways. It may prove impractical to separate tires and bottles from other refuse. Processing plants to grind the materials to the right size and shape may be too costly. And highway builders must still be convinced that the new aggregates are effective. But Bynum is optimistic: "I think sheer economics favors the idea," he says. "We could save the money we spend to dispose of these materials and get better highways...
...buses grind...
Throughout the grind, Gonzalez blew his cool only once. Fixing a hot eye on a linesman, he growled: "Every time I play you make at least one crappy call." That he didn't react more violently is part of the new strategy. "Anger uses up energy," says Gonzalez. "Because of the age factor I have to relax a bit more...