Word: verdicts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...year-old Zachary De Lorean. "We won, we won," she sobbed. "Honey, it's all right, it's all fine. I'm crying because I'm happy." The jury had taken 29 hours over seven days, reading transcripts, talking and finally crying, to reach its verdict. They were split on whether De Lorean engaged in a criminal conspiracy, jurors later said, but unanimous in deciding that even if he had, he had been improperly entrapped by the Government's elaborate sting operation. They made their decision on the first ballots...
...hands and move well. In his semifinal bout with Venezuelan Omar Catari Peraza, Taylor floored him in Round 2 with a straight right and went on to win unanimously. Nigerian Peter Konyegwachie gave Taylor all he could handle in a hotly contested final, but Taylor, surprisingly, won a unanimous verdict. His flamboyant teammate Whitaker, who sometimes mocked opponents, fought stylishly for his gold, easily defeating Luis Ortiz of Puerto Rico...
...high school assistant vice principal who inspected the purse of a student suspected of smoking cigarettes in a rest room. He found marijuana, which was used as evidence in a drug charge brought against the 14-year-old student. The New Jersey Supreme Court threw out a delinquency verdict against the girl last year, ruling that the drug had been seized illegally. The U.S. Supreme Court, which heard arguments on the case last spring but declined to rule, will probably act on the issue next term...
...debriefing by Under Secretary of State Michael Armacost. State Department Spokesman John Hughes issued a polite but justified scolding: "The tradition has been not to criticize the United States from foreign platforms particularly from countries hostile to the United States." Secretary of State George Shultz pronounced his own verdict on what he called Jackson's "disruptive " diplomacy. Castro, said Shultz, had used Jackson to score "a propaganda victory...
...about their pocketbooks. As much as any other issue, the economy can buoy or destroy a President's chances for reelection. TIME'S Board of Economists met last week to gauge how strong an economic engine Ronald Reagan will be riding into November. The board's verdict: if the financial markets can calm down, the immediate outlook is good. The economy, which grew at a surprising 8.8% annual rate in the first quarter, is sure to slow down, but it is not likely to stall. Said Board Member Walter Heller, who served as President Kennedy...