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...must decide in what kinds of cases we are prepared to take some immediate risks by early release and employment of offenders in the hope that for their sake and ours they will be less likely to return to crime...
...teen-agers swarm into theaters to see a new spy spoof called Murderer's Row, it won't be for the sake of Star Dean Martin. The big draw is a hirsute trio called Dino, Desi and Billy. Only a couple of years ago, big Dino's 14-year-old son and namesake got together with Drummer Desiderio Arnaz IV, Desi's 13-year-old son, and Guitarist Billy Hinsche, 14-year-old son of a retired Beverly Hills real estate man. Now the boys have a 350,000-record hit (I'm a Fool...
...position in society, his brief but interesting Senate investigations and his unpolished charm, whether we like it or not, Robert Kennedy is undoubtedly the man of the future. Let us hope that he uses his talents and stamina for the good of the country and not just for the sake of adding another Kennedy name to the list of U.S. Presidents...
Nobody had to. Dirksen got expected support from most Republicans and Southern Democrats, but he ran into a formidable obstacle in the form of North Carolina Democrat Sam Ervin, whose concern for the Constitution rivals Dirksen's passion for prayer. "For God's sake," bellowed Ervin, "and for freedom's sake, let us not vest arbitrary permission power in school boards." When the vote came, Dirksen never really had a prayer. Though he won a 49-to-37 majority, he fell nine short of the two-thirds margin required to amend the Constitution...
...Grace, the advantages of the buy were obvious. Since he took over the presidency of the family firm in 1945, the company, while remaining heavily invested in Latin America, has moved steadily toward diversification in both geography and products. For the sake of what Grace calls "motherhome knowledge," the company has rapidly expanded and diversified within the U.S. Financing expansion, Grace borrowed $100 million at 51% from a group of insurance companies, issued $84 million in convertible debentures at 41% , sold another $35 million in debentures in Europe. He was foresighted enough -or lucky enough-to raise this bundle...