Word: scalese
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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"Justice does not belong exclusively to the criminal. Society as a whole is also entitled to justice." These were the key sentences in Arizona Lawyer Charles N. Ronan's opening remarks at the annual convention of the National District Attorneys' Association in Phoenix. Ronan, who is the D.A...
The view that the scales are unbalanced is shared by many of Ronan's colleagues. In decision after decision over the years, the U.S. Supreme Court has written an expanding definition of the rights of persons accused of crimes. Many state and local law-enforcement officials feel that solicitude...
Without stepping into day-to-day operations, the directors oversee new products, pay scales, stock options and executive promotions. They also determine the size of dividends, give the final word on mergers and expansion plans.
Across the line, Panama City (pop. 273,000) and Colon (pop. 60,000) are crowded and shabby, and the people are poor. The 15,000 Panamanians who work in the Zone do considerably better, with an average annual income of $2,200. But they complain about discriminatory pay scales for...
Chicago Discounter Sol Polk puts it more bluntly: "We've got to have more things that someone can have first on his block." He wants to turn the home inside out with new products. "I'm angry with kitchens," says he. "Once you fix them, you can'...