Word: verdicts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...jury in the 96-day trial had deliberated for seven days before announcing its verdict...
Police kept the courtroom under heavy security to prevent any recurrence of the disruptions which had taken place earlier in the trial. State authorities have put police and national guard on alert, but no disorder resulting from the verdict was reported...
...Justice Department officials said yesterday they would study the verdict and then decide whether to prosecute the defendants under federal civil rights statutes...
Against the backdrop of the American flag, Carter said he accepted the decision of the nation's voters "though not with the same enthusiasm" that he accepted their verdict four years ago. He pledged to work closely with president-elect Reagan in hopes of the "best transition period in history...
...that the old chemical dump site was, in the words of a New York State report, a "public health time bomb." But just how severely have the people of Love Canal been imperiled? Reviewing the scientific findings to date, a panel of distinguished doctors has now issued a surprising verdict. In its view, no scientific evidence has been offered that the people of Love Canal have suffered "acute health effects" from exposure to the hazardous wastes, nor has the threat of long-term damage been conclusively demonstrated...