Word: contesters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...noted columnist in The New York Times applauded the backroom resolution of the Helms case, trumpeting the Carter administration line that the no contest plea at once placed on the record the former CIA chief's criminality and also protected national security secrets from disclosure in an open federal courtroom. This rationale neglects some of the larger questions attending the Helms case that clearly justified a fullfledged indictment and trial of the one-time Nixon enforcer. An unprecedented trial of Helms would have gone a long way towards completely fleshing out the fragmented story of CIA intervention in Chile during...
Bell and the Criminal Division of Justice settled for a compromise, hoping to provoke a storm that would blow over with the passing of a few weeks. They persuaded Helms to enter a plea of no contest to significantly reduced charges, thereby officially recording Helm's guilt without risking the disclosure of information in an open courtroom that could damage the country's national security interests. Or so the argument goes...
...Gerrity--still awaits action by Justice, and a complete account by Helms as government witness rather than defendant might yet salvage a bit of legitimacy for the leniency recently shown him. Given the suspended sentence meted out to Helms and his retention of pension rights despite his no contest plea, such cooperation with the government would furnish some limited evidence that Helms indeed recognizes the gravity of his misdeeds. Otherwise, the nation will be left with one lingering image of Richard Helms, that of a jaunty one-time Nixon hatchet man who views his nolo contendere...
...week strike that has closed Yale's dining halls and idled its service and maintenance workers will present a sticky situation for fans at this Saturday's Harvard-Yale football contest--the prospect of crossing picket lines to gain access to "The Game...
...contest against B.U., freshman halfback Gia Johnson played her usual steady game. A player who traps, passes, and shoots with skill, Johnson is a big factor in the women's soccer team's success this year...