Word: southerns
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...turning an undisciplined mob into an army, McClellan, only 34 at the time of his appointment, did little to justify the nickname of "young Napoleon." Excessively cautious to begin with, he was reduced to timidity by his primitive version of the CIA, whose intelligence reports pictured small, ill-equipped Southern armies as fearsome hordes. "If General McClellan does not want to use the Army," Lincoln said at one point, "I would like to borrow...
...three-judge court, which sat in New York's Southern District, attacked the delinquency act from two directions. First, the Supreme Court last year in In Re Gault clearly stated that the Bill of Rights is not "for adults alone"; in light of that, the judges were persuaded that the Sixth Amendment trial-by-jury guarantee applies to juveniles in federal courts. They also objected on the basis that the law involves a "rock or whirlpool" choice. "Where a reward is held out to an individual for the waiver of a constitutional right," wrote Judge Harold Tyler...
Honeywell Hymns. Other faiths are also satisfied computer customers. The Methodist Church utilizes electronic data processing to keep tabs on its 37,600 U.S. parishes. This spring the Southern Baptist Convention plans to install a Honeywell 1200 computer in its Nashville headquarters. Among other chores, the machine will help design a new Sunday-school curriculum -including hymns-to be offered the Convention's 34,000 churches. Eventually, a Sunday-school superintendent will send in a questionnaire giving a profile of his students-and back will come a customized curriculum tailored to his church's individual needs...
...achieve the effect, Steiger relied on his standard technique: total immersion. "I've never seen a man become a role so much," recalls Director Norman Jewison. "Two weeks after we started the picture it was almost impossible to talk to Rod Steiger because he was in a Southern dialect night...
After graduation Del Rossi signed with the New York Yankees for a substantial bonus, becoming the first Harvard ball player in 32 years to sign a pro contract. However, he was not satisfied with his progress after two years playing in the Class AA Southern League. He returned to the Harvard Business School and graduated last year...