Word: highests
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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That point is the subject of intense debate. If a binding code of any kind is to be imposed on the nation's highest court, it will probably have to be en forced by other judges. But then, who is to judge the judges of the judges...
...Supreme Court continues to suppress the white, Caucasian race, it's possible that there might have to be some revengence [sic] taken." Convicted of violating Ohio's criminal-syndicalism law by "advocating violence as a means to accomplish social reform," Brandenburg appealed to the state's highest court, but his plea was rejected on the grounds that "no substantial constitutional question exists." Not so, said the U.S. Supreme Court. Ohio's 1919 criminal-syndicalism law, one of 20 enacted by the states during the Bolshevik scare, failed to distinguish between mere advocacy of lawlessness and "advocacy...
...blame for that condition attaches to the war in Viet Nam, racial bitterness, campus violence and crime in the streets. Government, business and consumers are deeply troubled by another major source of national tension: the rising pace of inflation. Though the U.S. standard of living is still the highest ever achieved, the value of the nation's currency is dwindling alarmingly. It has gone down by almost two-thirds in the past 30 years. A 1958 dollar is worth only 790 today, which means that a man must earn 26% more after taxes to buy the same goods. This...
Inflation has distorted the entire economy. It has forced the Government to raise taxes, curtail its spending for social programs and reduce the supply of money. One result is that interest rates have climbed to their highest levels in a century, spreading turmoil in the financial markets and discomfort in corporate board rooms. Businessmen gloomily foresee a slow year for profits. Consumers, despite their affluence, feel financially strapped and vexed to the point of outrage at the soaring prices they must pay for both the necessities and the luxuries of life. President Nixon says that an attack on inflation...
Inflation has damaged the quality of life in the U.S., particularly in cities, and is cutting into the social fabric. Companies find it increasingly difficult to lure employees from field offices to head quarters cities where prices are highest, particularly in New York and Chicago. Lofty interest rates and fast-rising land and construction costs aggravate the na tion's shortage of modern housing and put homes beyond the financial reach of many people...