Word: absentia
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Kentucky Governor Louie Nunn presented the Vice President, the President (in absentia) and Mamie Eisenhower with samples of a "limited" edition of china bourbon decanters, shaped like elephants, from the Jim Beam people. The edition was so limited that only 197 other decanters were awarded to "lucky letter" holders in the audience. As the evening closed, Martha Mitchell seemed especially reluctant to relinquish the stage. For 40 minutes, as impatient waiters flicked the ballroom lights on and off and collected the centerpieces from the tables, Mrs. Mitchell stood on the podium signing autographs, repeating over and over, "I love...
Ruling Authority. Politically, the government has profited from a wave of Khmer nationalism that swept Cambodia after the overthrow of Sihanouk, who was put on trial in absentia last week on charges of "endangering the security of the Cambodian nation." But Lon Nol, whose regime came to power with the support of the urban middle class and intellectuals, has yet to win widespread loyalty in the countryside. Already the peasants in some contested areas reportedly have given food to the Communist guerrillas. Critics in the National Assembly charge that the government has been too slow in re-establishing its presence...
Kilbreth-who needed a majority vote of the Faculty to return to Harvard-is now serving a nine-moth prison term in the State House of Correction for assault and battery on Dean Watson during the seizure of University Hall. He will receive his degree in absentia at Thursday's Commencement...
...what if the accused turns his own trial into a soapbox, a shouting match or a near riot? If the judge ejects him, can he still be tried and convicted in absentia? With a stern yes, the Supreme Court last week upheld the power of trial judges to control unruly defendants by citing them for contempt, removing them from the courtroom or shackling and gagging them. The decision was an obvious response to the growing phenomenon of obstreperous defendants who mock all accepted rules for trial decorum. Wrote Justice Hugo Black: "Our courts, palladiums of liberty as they are, cannot...