Word: returning
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...Later he announced that he would enter the U.S. in disguise to attend a Panther rally in New Haven ("There will be many surprises that day"). Later still he said that he would become a Moslem and try to stick it out in Algiers. "I figure that if I return to the U.S.," he said, "I'll go to prison for a total of 38 years...
...return was a long, hard time coming. Repeatedly thwarted in his attempts at a comeback, Ali said earlier this year: "I'll believe I have a fight when I'm in the ring and I hear the bell." The bell finally sounded in Atlanta, a city that one member of the black-and-white group of promoters described as "too busy to hate." In sanctioning the bout, Mayor Sam Massell termed it a "demonstration of democracy." Georgia Governor Lester Maddox called it a travesty. Said he: "I hope he gets beat in the first round by the count...
Surprise Ending. Instead, it was a night of wild celebration. In an astonishing show of affluence and affection, black celebrities from all walks -Hank Aaron, Whitney Young, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Mrs. Coretta King, Julian Bond-converged on Atlanta to hail the return of the deposed champion. Streams of customized Cadillacs rolled up to the city's ancient Municipal Auditorium like chariots arriving for a Roman circus. Men in matching mink hats and coats and white knit jumpsuits vied for attention with glittering women in spangled gowns and beaded maxi coats. Diana Ross, looking supreme in a see-through...
After a few minutes we gently lowered Frances back to the floor, then placed comforting hands on her. "Now, one at a time," Sylvia said softly, "please return to your seats." (She explained to me later that had we all left simultaneously, Frances might have associated our departure with her earlier tragedy, in which all of her support was withdrawn at once.) Frances rose slowly, lit a cigarette and turned to look at us. "Thank you all," she said, her face breaking into a radiant smile. "I feel much better...
Queen's Justice. On the other hand, the jam-up also allows knowing criminals to negotiate with harried prosecutors for a reduction of the charges in return for a guilty plea that will save the busy courts the time and expense of a trial. A 1968 survey of 136 accused muggers showed that 62% of them used such "plea bargaining" to get minuscule sentences for misdemeanors like petty larceny, which, strictly speaking, they did not commit. Moreover, a plea-bargained sentence often amounts to the time already served while waiting for trial. Mayor John Lindsay recently likened all this...