Word: lawyer
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Socialist Workers' support seemingly picks up where the Communists' constituency shades off as one ascends the hierarchical ladder of Spanish society. The PSOE, led by a young labor lawyer, Felipe Gonzalez, draws its support mainly from the professional strata which grew substantially during the nation's rapid economic growth in the '60's. The party is ideologically aligned with the Southern European tier of social democracy. These parties support a more worker-control style of the socialism than the British, West German, or Swedish socialist parties, and favor tactical coalitions with the Communists...
Hauser, a well-known New York lawyer, has served as a member of the United States' delegation to the United Nations and as a close advisor to President Nixon...
Though no President has ever testified in person at a criminal trial while in office, "Lawyer" Fromme and her court-appointed co-counsel, John Virga, requested that District Court Judge Thomas MacBride order Ford to appear in court to testify on behalf of the defense. Despite Justice Department objections, MacBride agreed and last week ordered Ford to testify and to be questioned by Virga. He did add, however, that Ford could limit himself to a videotaped deposition in Washington, an innovative technical advance that makes it possible for juries to watch and hear witnesses who cannot appear in court...
...counsel do not speak up at once. To prepare her case, Squeaky has been virtually exempted from jailhouse routine. She is also entitled to have access to law books. Squeaky's studies have doubtless turned up a further advantage to acting as her own lawyer: she can decline to testify, then as counsel sum up her case without having to subject herself to crossexamination...
...release before he can play football elsewhere. Meanwhile, the tractor calls. Corn has to be harvested and a score of purebred Black Angus cattle need attention. As for those 80 good acres of rentable farm land, Csonka's football experience came in handy. He instructed his lawyer to draw up a five-year contract with a yearly option to renew...