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Britain's proconsul for Northern Ireland, William Whitelaw, has had to tread a delicate line between the contending Catholic and Protestant communities during his three months in office-and never more so than last week. First, he had to deal with the rising militancy of the Protestant Ulster Defense Association; then he had to strike just the right note in his response to the latest peace feelers from the Irish Republican Army. Out of it all came the best, if still tenuous hopes for peace that troubled Ulster has had in many months...
...proclaimed that any indigent person accused of a felony has a right to free counsel. Two years later, the court had a chance to extend this right to people accused of misdemeanors, but for unspecified reasons it chose to pass up the case. If the Warren Court feared to tread such ground, could the more cautious Burger Court be expected to rush in? Last week it did just that-unanimously. From now on, said Justice Douglas, "no person may be imprisoned for any offense unless he was represented by counsel at his trial...
What beast should I adore? What holy image attack? What hearts break? What lies uphold? In what blood tread...
...Indy speed boom. As happens virtually every year, engines are more powerful than ever and perhaps more prone to break down-dozens, worth about $30,000 each, have blown up during trials over the past few weeks. Other boosts to speed are new tires which have no tread. This puts more rubber on the track to provide even better traction. Along with the greater speed, however, comes higher risk. In a practice run last week, Veteran Jim Malloy hit the wall as he came out of a turn at around 175 m.p.h. He died four days later, bringing the fatality...
...wall-to-wall Persian rugs at the Ritz-Carlton in Boston are faded. There are large worn-out spots down the middle of the hall runners where generations of peripatetic snobs have tread or trudged. I had been told that the elevators were perfumed. I didn't smell anything. Everyone had been so impressed with the fact that I was going to interview someone at the Ritz-Carlton, and had inspired me with such an otherwise non-existent curiosity about the mystique of those hallowed halls. As I walked through the doors, I indulged myself in the bad pun that...