Word: vii
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...last surviving great-grandson as you said in the story on his funeral [Sept. 17]. Another one is still very much alive, and he even wears a crown. I know, because he happens to be my King, Olav V of Norway, son of Maud, daughter of King Edward VII, who was Victoria...
...beyond the Toyota-led processions in the courtyard of St. Peter's and the quotable remarks made in half a dozen languages at his thronged weekday audiences may well find that the present occupant of the Chair of St. Peter has fully as much in common with Gregory VII and Boniface VIII as with Leo XIII and John XXIII. His coming to Boston has stimulated a debate, not so much about the Pope or his church but rather over who will foot the bill for his visit. (Presumably when Billy Graham blows into town someone other than the Commonwealth picks...
...Brandon Stoddard, 41, is the ivy League whiz kid who proved that networks can do better-quality programming and get high ratings at the same time. A senior vice president at ABC, Stoddard invented the mini-series back in 1974 with his presentation of QB VII. Since then, Stoddard has pulled good Nielsens with topical and historical programs: Friendly Fire; Rich Man, Poor Man; Washington: Behind Closed Doors; and, of course, Roots, the most watched program in television history. "We are trying to offer something unique and compelling. True events are rare these days," says Stoddard, who will also begin...
...that the lower courts' rulings had followed the letter of the 1964 law, but insisted that they were not within its spirit. The primary concern of Congress was with "the plight of the Negro in our economy," Brennan wrote. It would be "ironic indeed," he said, if Title VII was used to prohibit "all voluntary, private, race-conscious efforts to abolish traditional patterns" of discrimination...
Chief Justice Warren Burger and Justice William Rehnquist dissented forcefully. (For varying reasons, Lewis Powell and John Paul Stevens did not participate in the decision.) In a biting opinion, Rehnquist argued that the legislative history of Title VII shows that "Congress meant precisely what it said." Congressional proponents of the act argued "tirelessly" during 83 days of debate that Title VII would be used neither to require nor permit quotas. Burger said that he would side with the majority if he were a Congressman, but that as a judge he had no business joining in "totally rewriting a crucial part...