Word: victimization
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...related acts," including torture, looting, mutilation of enemy dead and the "killing of spies or other persons who have committed hostile acts without trial." Article 118 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which Calley is accused of violating, holds a U.S. trooper equally guilty of murder whether his victim is a Vietnamese civilian, an enemy prisoner or a fellow American...
Haynsworth, to some extent, was a victim of history. Had he been nominated a decade ago, there is little doubt that he would have been confirmed swiftly. But the court has become increasingly involved in all aspects of national life. This, and the revelations that led to the resignation of Abe Fortas from the Supreme Court, dictate closer scrutiny and higher standards for Justices than in the past. There were feelings in the Senate, never articulated openly, that Haynsworth was just not distinguished enough for the job. Said Illinois Republican Senator Charles Percy, who voted no: "I do not question...
...Hershey, Pa. Born in 1903, the nickel chocolate bar became a U.S. institution and generated the growth of Hershey Foods Corp. (assets: $208 million). It survived wars, depressions and rising taxes, but suffered from weight loss in recent years, shrinking from 1 oz. to ¾ oz. Last week, a victim of the rising cost of cocoa beans, it went the way of the penny licorice stick and, increasingly, the nickel pack of chewing gum. Henceforth, the least expensive Hershey Bar will cost a dime...
Marilyn Monroe's performance in Some Like It Hot is particularly worth a revisit, for she is the ultimate Wilder victim. During the film she is constantly being manipulated and that upon. While her role takes on a special kind of poignance in the light of the disastrous end of her analogous personal life, the part is also important for showing Wilder's ultimate sympathy for the genuine and vulnerable individuals preyed scheming mass...
...around the world with his counterfeit wares while maintaining a lavish Paris apartment and an all-male harem. Legros's partner, Lessard, was a young Canadian with a handsome, honest face. On the road he was a cool con man too, but back home he became the frightened victim of Legros's infidelities and rages...