Word: conducted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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CONGRATULATIONS . . . JUDGE MEDINA'S CONDUCT OF THE RECENT TRIAL, IN WHICH FORCES WERE PLAINLY AT WORK TO CRAMP AND PARALYZE THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE, WAS AN ENNOBLING INSPIRATION TO ALL FREE NATIONS OF THE WORLD. IN MARKED CONTRAST WAS THE TRIAL OF JOSEF CARDINAL MINDSZENTY IN BUDAPEST. IT TOOK THE KREMLIN THREE DAYS TO IMPOSE GUILT ON THIS INNOCENT MAN, AS AGAINST THE 169 DAYS ALLOWED IN JUDGE MEDINA'S COURT TO OVERTHROW THE LEGAL PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE AND IMPOSE GUILT ON GUILTY MEN. JUDGE MEDINA'S . . . COURT GENERALSHIP ... RECALLS TO MIND JUSTICE CARDOZO'S WORDS...
...court-martial reduced the charge against 25-year-old Sailor Williams from desertion to unauthorized absence, on the testimony of Navy doctors that he suffered from "psychiatric amnesia." Then they sentenced him to three years in prison, remitted the sentence, gave him a bad-conduct discharge, and packed him off to San Francisco's Treasure Island to await final action. There last week he learned that Secretary of the Navy Francis Matthews had set aside the court's sentence. The Navy ushered Williams back into civilian life...
Reprisal? The effects of the President's decision rumbled off much farther than the Pentagon Building. He was immediately accused-most heatedly by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Vinson-of taking reprisals against Denfeld for his testimony before the committee, though witnesses had been guaranteed safe conduct by Louis Johnson himself. Others complained that in the summary manner of firing, the Admiral had been unnecessarily humiliated...
...announcing the receipt of the gift, President Conant reported that the Corporation had decided to study the entire field of applied sciences and engineering. Conant has already appointed a special committee of scientists and businessmen from outside the University to conduct this study. The group has begun its work toward the preparation of a private report for the President...
...Plan E government, and sworn to remove at least the PR section of the city Charter. With the system working well now, and expected to do better, there is little reason to elect men who wish to return to conditions of ten years ago. But the Association can conduct its campaigns more carefully in the future--many independents deserve fairer treatment...