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...investigation, but it soon became apparent that the machine-controlled, overwhelmingly Democratic panel was interested only in investigating Reporter Swietnicki. Questioned for hours on end by District Attorney John Garry II, Swietnicki said at one point that he had discussed his story beforehand with his managing editor, Robert Fichenberg. Later, Fichen-berg testified that he did not recall such a discussion. On that ground, Swietnicki was indicted for second-degree perjury-a somewhat recondite and rarely used charge having to do with the changing of testimony on an issue not pertinent to the main inquiry. He was duly tried...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Newspapers: The Reluctant Crusaders | 4/28/1967 | See Source »

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