Word: prison
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...first said a 'university administrator of high rank'--flattering but not helpful. The second said 'the highest official in a cathedral,' and the third said 'the keeper of a prison,'" Carnesale said. "Now that was getting closer...
...indication of disillusion was the reaction in March to reports that the West Bank city of Jenin would soon be turned over to the Palestinian Authority. The residents of Jenin themselves petitioned Arafat to stop any such move. "They didn't want to see their city turned into another prison, opened and closed according to Israel's wish," says Khatib. As long as the West Bank's future is still under negotiation, its residents remain subject to the indignities of the occupation: checkpoints, curfews, the presence of an alien army. What's more, the Israelis continue to expand Jewish settlements...
...District Judge David Russell denied bail toOklahoma bombing suspect Terry Nichols, ruling that he could not eliminate the possibility that Nichols might be a danger to others. Nichols' defense attorney Michael Tigar said he would appeal, and complained that his client was being unfairly treated in prison by guards who are keeping him under 24-hour surveillance and are trying to provoke incriminating statements. No date has yet been set for atrial of Nichols and fellow suspect Timothy McVeigh...
...case in history, two former executives of American Honda were convicted of accepting $15 million in kickbacks from dealers nationwide between 1979 and 1992 in exchange for access to cars and dealerships. Convicted of conspiracy, former West Coast Honda sales manager Dennis Josleyn faces up to 30 years in prison while former senior vice president John Billmyer faces up to five years. Both plan to appeal the verdict. While American Honda says this "closes the book on a painful and difficult period in our history," Jocleyan contends the company condoned his actions. American Honda still faces millions of dollars...
...languishes for 20 years in a cruel dictator's prison. A wife passes that time in exile, faithfully awaiting his return. We know what's supposed to happen when he's released: a period of adjustment (serio or comic, according to taste) and then a triumphant assertion of true love's unconquerable power...