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...group of men and women also called on Republican Senator Richard Schweiker of Pennsylvania. He was not in the office, so the visitors replied that they would wait until he returned. When a male aide tried to soothe them, Barbara Evans-Crawford, president of the Pittsburgh Council for Women's Rights, shot back: "Don't you dare tell me you know how I feel. You were born with rights I have been working for for ten years." Schweiker did not show up, and the group finally left...
...diplomats were surprised by that cautious reaction. Said one U.S. officer in Moscow: "There has been an amazing lack of vigor, courage and activity on the part of the business community in backing up Crawford...
...broad significance of Moscow's chilling move against the U.S. reporters was not yet known, the joint release of two accused Soviet agents in exchange for the freeing of American F. Jay Crawford was an upbeat note. The alleged spies, United Nations Employees Rudolf Chernyayev and Valdik Enger, had been indicted in New Jersey by a grand jury on charges of obtaining U.S. Navy secrets...
...return, Crawford was released in Moscow in the custody of Ambassador Toon. During his 15 days in jail, his precise job with International Harvester Co. had been somewhat inflated in Moscow...
...emerged from a Soviet jail, Crawford's eyes brimmed with tears, and his voice cracked as he faced newsmen and insisted: "I am innocent of all charges." If so, Crawford, and the American reporters, seem to be mere citizen pawns caught in the Kremlin's power plays...