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...illegal break-in practices under Bell which drove a grand jury to indict Gray and his two aides. LaPrade himself is open to charges of ax-grinding: though unindicted, he was a major target in the FBI probe, and his refusal to tender a requested resignation brought his prompt removal as head of the New York office. In any case, his accusations warrant a thorough airing, and they compel the American people to withhold a hearty round of applause for the judgment shown by Bell and his department. The verdict is still out on Gray and his fellow defendants...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bell's Indictments | 4/19/1978 | See Source »

...destructive ?if it has not already done so. Writing in the California State Bar Journal, J. Anthony Kline, a Yale-trained lawyer who serves as legal affairs secretary to California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., offers this catalogue: "The trial courts are in disarray, mechanisms for the prompt resolution of minor disputes do not exist or are inadequate, the adversary process is in disrepute, the criminal justice system is maligned, legal procedures are in many cases hopelessly arcane and unnecessarily complex, and legal services are becoming prohibitively expensive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Those | 4/10/1978 | See Source »

...fear that unemployment in the next month or two may rise a bit from the 40-month low of 6.1% recorded in February. That figure had declined largely because unusually few people were looking for jobs, possibly because cold and buzzards kept many at home. Spring sunshine might well prompt more people to seek jobs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A Punk Quarter | 4/10/1978 | See Source »

Socialism's political momentum in Europe and its mounting popularity elsewhere prompt a careful and balanced examination of what socialists have achieved once in power. Following is such an analysis, focusing on socialism's promise compared with performance in four key areas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Socialism: Trials and Errors | 3/13/1978 | See Source »

Some special inducement is needed to prompt companies to hire blacks, women and youths...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Trying to Build Confidence | 1/30/1978 | See Source »

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