Word: intentions
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...disintegrated and burned. Said a Union Parish sheriffs deputy: "Those guys are lucky to be alive, and thanks to the pot they are. But they're sure going to get to know our jail real well." They face up to ten years for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. The fourth crew member was thought to be buried under the cargo...
...been suggested that an admissions program which considers race only as one factor is simply a subtle and more sophisticated--but no less effective--means of according racial preference than the Davis program. A facial intent to discriminate, however, is evident in petitioner's [UCDavis] preference and not denied in this case. No such facial infirmity exists in an admission program where race or ethnic background is simply one element... in the selection process...
...important legal issues in the untested field of hospital labor law. Since Congress's inclusion of the hospitals under the NLRA in the 1974 Health Care Act Amendments, any legal battle has helped to set precedents by which to judge hospital labor disputes. One legal issue centered around the intent of Congress in including hospitals under the NLRA. The hospital argued that Congress, because it enacted special strike provisions for hospital employees and evidenced concern for the special health care function of hospitals, other labor precedents set by the NLRB did not apply. The Board, however, while agreeing that hospitals...
...objected to the reasoning behind the other Justices' opinion. Justice Brennan states in the majority opinion, "Freedom of employees effectively to communicate with one another regarding self-organization on the job is essential." In his opinion, Brennan says that the Board's decision was consistent with the Congressional intent of the legislation, for Congress did not specifically make any provisions prohibiting solicitation and distribution. Brennan dismissed the hospital's argument of the Board's lack of expertise in health matters, saying the Board's expertise lay in labor relations and Congress gave the NLRB authority to administer hospital disputes...
...Chamber of Commerce in Santo Domingo, as head of the Central Bank; and Ramón Báez Romano, 49, a onetime Gulf & Western executive, as Industry and Commerce Secretary. Those appointments indicated that Guzmán is determined to improve his nation's economy. He was intent on improving the military as well. After the inauguration, the new President kept Vance and Young waiting while he purged the top level of the armed forces. Ousting most of the Balaguer partisans, Guzmán swore in a new set of military chiefs, none of whom had been advised...