Word: rashes
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Then, last November, Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun refused to void key parts of a Nebraska judge's order that barred the press from reporting the alleged confession of a suspect about to be tried for a grisly multiple murder. Blackmun's ruling prompted a mini-rash of at least a dozen similar orders...
...trial) is the now-shackled press. Somnambulant since June, it was stung to modest rebellion by harsh new controls in early December, which among other things abolished the right of newspapers to report parliamentary debate without restriction, a privilege they had enjoyed for 19 years. The result was a rash of mildly sarcastic cartoons. After the Chandigarh announcement last week, the Indian Express (whose once virulent criticism of the government has now been effectively brought to heel) came out with one showing two elders holding up a New Year's banner. The message: RING OUT THE OLD, RING...
...this atmosphere, leaders did not so much lead as grope and listen intently for signals that were slow in coming. The wise chief of state was the one who did not move too far ahead of people in no mood for rash undertakings. It was not a period in which a single Man of the Year could decisively emerge...
...Court, he was told that if he did not kill his lights within 30 minutes, irreparable harm would be done to the priceless paintings in the room where he was shooting. Similar incidents sent the budget soaring, giving an extra twist to the pressures Kubrick felt. Nerves produced a rash on his hands that did not disappear until the film was wrapped, and though he had quit smoking, he started cadging cigarettes...
...collapse of the rival World Football League, the N.F.L. this fall registering a jump in attendance (averaging 56,000 per game) and an increase in TV ratings. And why not? Some 40% of the games are being won by 7 points or less, not to mention a rash of sudden-death thrillers...