Word: reckless
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...even his foes ever accused him of the slightest personal corruption. He is polite, considerate and sincere, but his geniality is not softness. Once he had an army driver executed at the very spot in downtown Taipei where a pedestrian had been killed through the soldier's reckless driving. Chen's mother scolded him for so severe a sentence. "I must enforce discipline," he replied...
Admittedly, these restrictions may slow committee action, and, in rare cases, subject investigators to longwinded protests. Put into effect, however, they will not only protect the witness, but also transform reckless inquisition into constructive investigation...
...abet reckless spirits, the CRIMSON offers today its suggestions for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday courses and will consider Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday courses tomorrow...
...night last week, Moses Jones was arrested in Bessemer on a fugitive warrant sworn out in Sheriff Hill's Clarke County. The warrant charged that Jones owed $154.25 to Clarke County for fines for reckless driving and bootlegging. Sheriff Hill, Bessemer police said, was to drive over to nearby Birmingham and pick Jones up. Jones's wife, knowing her husband's fear of Hill, collected enough money to pay the fines, but was unable to get Jones freed, despite frantic efforts. Sheriff Hill arrived at 2:30 a.m. and drove away with the handcuffed Jones. Mrs. Jones...
Honesty's Reward. In St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Policeman Albert Lamy turned himself in for reckless driving, told the court he had taken his eyes off the road and driven through a garden fence, was fined...