Word: triggering
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...tossing out of the ballots, however, could trigger court action against the University. Francis C. Powers '41, who printed and mailed hundreds of the ballots to members of his class, said yesterday he is willing to go to the U.S. Supreme Court to see that his vote -- and hence all the others -- are counted...
...exhibits. A ballistics expert testified that gunpowder burns on the victim's shirt proved the gun had been fired inside the car, and a physiologist was brought in to verify that a man thrown off balance would tend to make a reflexive clutching movement that could pull a trigger...
...back. Once again, Castro accused the U.S. of taking potshots at innocent Cubans. Then, lashing out at the "uncontrolled bandits" and "sons of bitches" to the north, he accused Washington of planning an invasion. For his part, Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned that any further border incidents could trigger "grave and regrettable consequences...
...hospital after she began having labor pains, which, it turned out, were false. When Deadwyler noticed a pursuing patrol car, he voluntarily pulled over to let it escort them. Officer Bova, according to her testimony, put his service revolver through the passenger window and pulled the trigger, shooting Deadwyler in the stomach. He then turned impassively away. Four Negro witnesses agreed with her that the car had come to a full stop when Bova approached...
...Ananda, only 20, returned to Bangkok to be crowned King. His reign lasted just six months. Early one morning he was found dead with a bullet in his forehead. The gun was his own, but whether he or someone else pulled the trigger has never been known to the public. At the age of 18, Bhumibol, the most fun-loving of the royal family, suddenly found himself King of Thailand...