Word: v
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...v. East Africa...
...PUSSYCAT. Alan Alda hoots and Diana Sands hollers in Bill Manhoff's comedy about a mind-v.-body imbroglio between a musty book clerk and an earthy prostitute...
Latest case in point is Escobedo v. Illinois. In 1960, Chicago police questioned a 20-year-old Mexican laborer named Danny Escobedo until he admitted complicity in his brother-in-law's slaying. The police never advised Danny of his right to remain silent; he was not allowed to consult his lawyer. Because the lawyer had previously told him not to talk, however, Danny's confession was ruled voluntary. He was sentenced to 20 years for first-degree murder. The state's highest court also saw the confession as voluntary, and refused to toss it out merely...
...staff does not try to palm off expensive weapons systems on a country, instead studies foreign strategies and figures out what new U.S. arms or equipment could help most. The staff has much to choose from, chiefly because U.S. military research spending totals more than $3 billion a year v. only $400 million in Britain, $180 million in Germany, $175 million in France...
...decision also indicated broad confidence in the economy, and many other companies shared its mood. In January, 203 corporations raised their dividends v. 183 a year earlier, according to Standard & Poor's. Among them: Union Carbide, Socony Mobil, Lockheed Aircraft, International Harvester, Coca-Cola, Allied Chemical, American & Foreign Power and Lukens Steel. General Dynamics, which has not paid a dividend in 44 months, last week announced that it will resume quarterly 250 payments...