Word: thompson
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Newspapers throughout the country recorded incredulity at a seemingly classic case of injustice. Tens of thousands of Illinois citizens signed protest petitions and inundated Governor James Thompson's office with phone calls, telegrams and letters. How, everyone wondered, could Cook County Judge Richard Samuels have done it? The judge, after allowing Convicted Rapist Gary Dotson a few days of freedom on bail, had then sent him back to prison, despite the fact that his supposed victim, Cathleen Crowell Webb, had retracted her accusation. But while most members of the legal community shared the public discomfort with the outcome of Dotson...
...policies require prospective immigrants to prove they have sufficient financial resources to avoid becoming welfare recipients once they arrive. Thus most legal immigrants to this land of opportunity are above the poverty level and are already better off than the 36% of blacks who are below that line. Victor Thompson Fort Wayne...
...David J. Thompson, the public relations coordinator for the Hariri Foundation in the United States, said the foundation will continue to promote Hariri’s mission of education...
...whole [Hariri] family is dedicated to the cause of Lebanon, and especially to building up its human resources through education,” Thompson said. “I anticipate that dedication will not change...
...lineup features senior co-captains Jessica Reiten, Kerry Conway, and Jodee Thompson, a two-time all-Ivy pick. Even with the trio, though, Dartmouth has struggled to a woeful .214 team batting average in its Ivy tune-ups and will have to battle an improved Penn team to stay out of the league cellar...