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...recent trial of two Russian writers, though it ended Monday in their conviction, may have been an important break-through in the struggle for civil liberties in the Soviet Union, Harold J. Berman, professor of Law, said yesterday. Berman, one of the country's leading experts on Soviet law, said that authors Andrel D. Sinyavsky and Yull M. Daniel are the first Soviet political defendents who were not pressured to plead guilty and who were permitted to have an active defense...
...They had a genuine trial," Berman stated. "They were charged with weakening the Soviet state. But they were allowed to challenge this description of their work. They had counsel and were allowed to present their writings as evidence...
...Berman acknowledged that their convictions were a blow to Soviet writers seeking greater freedom of expression. "These men were heroes," he said. "They pushed the Soviet system to its limit...
...John Berman, a substitute pressed into service for Harvard against Ray Stys at 145, found himself on his back at 4:53. Rutgers' Tony Peters overpowered Paul Padlak 7 to 1 at 160, and John Welch broke loose against stubborn Chris Wickens of Harvard late in the match...
...Berman of Foley's in Houston recently received an itemized bill of $25 from an irate customer who charged for her time, trouble and parking fees on an unsuccessful shopping trip. Berman paid the bill...