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...Lakian had falsely claimed to have taken graduate courses at Harvard, and that his campaign literature falsely claimed he had won a battlefield promotion in Viet Nam. But Lakian was able to take advantage of a Supreme Court decision (New York Times vs. Sullivan), originally hailed as a great triumph for the press. Under this decision, what matters most is what a writer or editor thought to be true at the time of publication. So libel cases are now minute inquiries into a writer's mind...
...blue sky, visibility of 45 miles, perfect for a landing. And as the space shuttle Challenger touched down last week on the runway at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., in 95° heat, kicking up petticoats of dust, a flight that had begun in near disaster ended in triumph. Declared Mission Manager Roy Lester: "Even with a rough start, we achieved excellent science...
...statistical measure, Spencer W. Kimball's reign as President, Prophet, Seer and Revelator of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was a triumph. During his twelve-year ministry, the Mormon church nearly doubled its world membership (to 5.8 million) and its force of short-term missionaries (to 30,000). He ordered the addition of 31 temples to the 16 that stood when he took charge. Kimball, who had been an invalid for four years, died in Salt Lake City last week at the age of 90. Certain to succeed him is the senior among the church...
...captain Courtney Bergman and sophomore Elsa O’Riain made several crisp winners en route to an 8-6 win, clinching the doubles point. At the third spot, junior Melissa Anderson and freshman Stephanie Schnitter dug themselves out of a 7-5 hole to triumph...
...along the way) never lets us rest comfortably with our preconceptions. An imperious nun (Cherry Jones) hears suspicions that a popular priest (Brían F. O'Byrne) at her school has been abusing a young boy; in spite of his fierce denials, she hounds him to step down. A triumph of moral doggedness or a shameful injustice? In a tight 90 mins., Shanley's work packs more complexity, humanity--doubt--than plays twice its length...