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...members and ambassadors than Supreme Court Justices. Certainly a President is entitled to choose the men who will work for him-though the Constitution gives the Senate a veto power. But a Supreme Court Justice serves the nation, not the President, and, unlike political subordinates, usually remains on the bench long after the man who nominated him has retired...
Tiny Following. The coincidence was as ironic as it was unfortunate. The irascible Hoffman, who presided at the celebrated Chicago Seven trial, has little love for militants. His heavy-handed conduct on the bench and repeated rulings in favor of the prosecution helped the Chicago defendants to assume a martyrs' mantle that they did not deserve. His obvious contempt for the defense also gave ammunition to those who question the administration of American justice. On hearing of Hoffman's selection for the second trial, Jay Miller, executive director of the Illinois chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union...
...Though bench warrants have been issued for all twelve defendants, no date has been set for their trial and none appears likely to be set soon. Most of them, like other Weathermen, went underground around December. Their friends and families have refused to say where they are holed up. Miss Dohrn has been sought by authorities since she failed to appear in court March 16 to answer state charges stemming from the fall rioting. Kathy Boudin, 26, also charged last week, has been missing since a March 6 explosion leveled a Greenwich Village town house that police said militants...
...first real down of the day came when I arrived at Arlington from Park. Arlington's a great station-you can change direction there without paying. I sat down at a bench at Arlington and pulled out my package of tiny wieners and half pint of milk. What I really craved was some Cap'n Crunch, but I had to eat my lunch before it got too warm. At this point, my head hurt, and after a few wet wieners, so did my stomach. I wondered what Ralph Cahaly was doing, and if he had any idea that his wieners...
With the addition of Med student Larry Hunt at left forward. Harvard has experienced players at every position and strong bench support. "In fact." captain Flanagan said. "we have the ability this year to play several different kinds of teams depending on the opposition...