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...trip to Hanoi, where he audaciously attacked U.S. policies in the capital of the enemy. Before Watergate erupted, he lashed out at the Nixon Administration's anticrime and wiretapping policies. He defended the Rev. Philip Berrigan in his conspiracy trial. He allowed Herbert Blyden, a leader in the Attica rebellion, to second his nomination for the Senate at the state Democratic convention. By recently flying to Cuba to chat with Fidel Castro, Javits may have won back some of the deserting liberals. But to maintain his narrowing lead, he must hope that moderates and conservatives in both parties distrust...
Boston Film Festival. A very respectable series, including too many films to list here. The highlight is perhaps Louis Malle's Lacombe, Lucien, a new film about French collaboration during World War II. But also Attica, a Laughton film, a DeBroca film, Max von Sydow as Steppenwolf, a Boorman film, Monty Python, and the new Bunuel. Call the Orson Welles for the schedule...
After Rockefeller was excused, 22 witnesses got their chance to air their views on his nomination. Chief among them was Angela Davis, the black radical, who attacked Rockefeller for having permitted "one of the most wanton massacres in the history of the United States" at New York's Attica prison in 1971 during a revolt in which 32 prisoners and eleven hostages died. Rockefeller had told the Senators that while he deeply regretted the bloodshed, he still felt justified in having sent in the police to try to rescue the hostages. Said Rocky: "I do not believe in negotiating...
...trials of 58 Attica prisoners who allegedly took part in the uprising began last week in Buffalo. There are nearly 1,400 charges, ranging from sodomy to murder. No guards or policemen have been indicted...
...comparatively slight points like the number of non-communists--innocent people--falsely described as communists--guilty people. His ability to distinguish what matters most ends up at about the level of Linda Charlton, whose coverage of Rockefeller's confirmation hearings in The Times lumps together questions about the Attica killings and Rockefeller's remarriage...