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...slowly through the cheering House chamber. And on only a few occasions had a President enjoyed such a shouting, clapping, emotional reception from the assembled lawmakers. Reagan's voice was thin and hoarse, but his complexion was ruddy. He deftly turned his own recuperation into a powerful plea for his prescription for curing the nation's economic ills...
...seven charges of attempted murder and 13 of manslaughter, his trial was far from over. Expressing "grave anxiety," the judge, Sir Leslie Boreham, asked the attorney general and chief prosecutor, Sir Michael Havers, to explain "in greater detail than usual" the background of Sutcliffe's "diminished responsibility" plea-a British variant of "temporary insanity." After reports about the defendant's mental state were read, Justice Boreham finally responded: "It would be more appropriate if this case were dealt with by a jury...
...adjourned the court until this week, when a jury will be impaneled and, after hearing evidence, asked to decide the merits of Sutcliffe's diminished responsibility plea...
Should the manslaughter plea be accepted, Justice Boreham would still have the power to sentence Sutcliffe to any prison term, possibly including life. He could also order hospitalization. Whether Sutcliffe goes to prison or to a prison hospital, it is certain he will not have to face execution. Except in cases involving treason, Britain abolished capital punishment...
...along with any plea of guilty comes a plea of extenuating circumstances. One is that the schools are continually changing, putting more emphasis on production and entrepreneurship, adapting to the new problems facing corporate managers. Another is that much of the personal criticism of M.B.A.s is simply a criticism of the young, whose eagerness to test new methods often strikes the established elders in any field as arrogant impatience. The most important extenuating circumstance, however, is that M.B.A.s were created to fill a need in business, that they are only too willing to do what business asks of them...