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...student's case in a much more sympathetic light than is the student himself, the argument runs. Knowing the precedents and the acceptable arguments, the Senior Tutor is in the best position to present the most palatable defense. The student, on the other hand, would be likely to plead instead of argue--a tactic which could only antagonize the members of the Board. Furthermore, Dean Watson argues that if a student were brought before the Board he would be "subject to a number of embarrassing questions which might otherwise be over-looked...
...late, Spurrier means, to become an instant millionaire. Now that pro football's two leagues have merged and huge rookie bonuses are presumably a thing of the past, Steve may have to settle for being merely well-to-do. He has hired a lawyer to plead his case-and quite a case it is. Spurrier has completed an astounding 61% of his passes, hitting on 179 out of 291 attempts for 2,012 yds. and 16 touchdowns. Against Miami last week, Steve completed 26 out of 49 for 227 yds. and one TD, although the Gators lost...
Washington expects Pope Paul to plead for a Christmas truce, as he did a year ago. A group of prominent American clergymen has asked for a cessation of bombing. Harvard Professor Edwin Reischauer, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan and now head of a State Department advisory group on Asian affairs, wrote that a gradual suspension of bombing "probably would be the wise course." U Thant has repeatedly urged the U.S. to call off the raids, and the Administration is aware that most free-world governments also favor a pause...
Whether a new prosecutor will still press for the death penalty is problematical. There was talk of a possible deal that would permit Ruby to plead guilty to the lesser charge of murder without malice and a maximum five-year sentence-with the years he has spent in jail to count as time served...
...plead in the name of God and human decency for immediate emergency funds to assuage this situation," Shelley declared...