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...judges divided mainly over the credibility and motives of Masood Mahmood, former chief of the now disbanded F.S.F., who had turned state's evidence. But the court also split along ominous lines for a country torn by regional rivalries. The three dissenting judges who voted to free Bhutto came from his native province of Sind and two provinces bordering troubled Afghanistan and Iran. The four judges in the majority are from Punjab, where middle-class revulsion against Bhutto's autocratic rule was strongest...
...County black policemen are in a difficult position, torn between conflicting loyalties. Sergeant Kenneth Savoid has been with the department ten years, longer than any other black. When he first joined, he was the fifth black on the 500-man force in the county's 270-year history. Today he is one of 65 black on an 850-man force, and is the highest ranking black. Savoid says he feels "caught between a rock and a hard place...
Johnson supporters say that Terrance is one more black victim to P.G. County racism. White residents, the police and country officials instead focus on the two policemen slain on duty as the real victims in the case. But really, Johnson, the two policemen, and the torn P.G. community itself, like America in general, are all victims of a long-lived, deep-rooted racism that seems as hard to overcome now as it has ever been...
Caplan said she felt torn between emphasizing the plight of migrant workers in general and "telling the special story of Laura, who now lives in two cultures, not totally belonging to either...
...that has kept the trucking industry insulated from competition. Kennedy's bill, which will be followed by one being drafted by the Carter Administration, is only one step in that campaign, a key part of the Administration's anti-inflation drive. Many regulations will have to be torn down by their creator, the once lethargic Interstate Commerce Commission...