Word: hooding
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sudden susurrus of shock ran through the Fort Hood, Texas, military courtroom. Defense Attorney Ossie Brown reacted as if someone had pinched his neck. The defendant, burly Staff Sergeant David Mitchell, 30, the first of the 17 soldiers so far charged in connection with the deaths of the My Lai villagers, stared in uncomprehending disbelief. Last week, just six hours and three witnesses into the proceedings, the lanky prosecutor, Captain Michael Swan, rose to say: "Your Honor, the prosecution rests its case...
...wrote a devastating exposé of vice and corruption in Hinesville, Ga. Directly or indirectly, his story resulted in so many grand jury indictments (44) of Hinesville's citizens that when Nelson turned up to cover the proceedings, he was mobbed by the townspeople. Spread-eagled across the hood of a car by a deputy sheriff while the locals yelled for his blood, Nelson appealed to a passing judge to arrest his attacker. "What's the name of your assailant?" asked the judge. When Nelson confessed he didn't know, the judge said, "Sorry...
...Army has already had direct experience with this problem. At Fort Hood, Texas, 43 black soldiers refused to be part of the force assigned to guard the Democratic National Convention, fearing they might be used to fight Chicago blacks. The military discipline accorded them was lenient...
...turned off Route 93 heading toward Lowell on Route 38. Suddenly, three policemen gave chase down Route 38 at speeds of 100 miles per hour. Bullets careened off both cars. Gilday's was riddled. One officer was grazed on the forchead when a bullet glanced off the front hood. Just as the police exhausted their ammunition, Gilday's car richocheted off another parked car and spun to a stop near a woods. There was more gunfire, then Gilday disappeared...
Crouched under the hood pointing a gun at Coyne, Gilday rode for nearly an hour while Coyne criss-crossed the streets of Lowell and Tewksbury, Mass,. passing police cars who had also borne down in the area. At one red light, while Gilday was reloading his gun, Coyne dashed from...