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...defense, long-sticks Sandy Bernhardt and Dave Giarrusso will be assigned the unseemly task of trying to contain the prolific Cavouti. Bernhardt will call upon his outstanding speed to keep pace with the wiley Harvard attackmen, while Dave Giarrosso, a sturdy 6'1" junior, will play a tough, physical game to repel the Crimson attack...
...their convictions, which could lead to eleven-year sentences. Said Government Prosecutor Michael Johnson: "This civil rights case sent a message to New Orleans that they have a problem, or that they had one in November of 1980." Others would just as soon forget the Algiers tragedy. Said Joe Giarrusso, president of the city council: "This case ought to be put to rest and not be a thorn in the community's side...
...common burglars and holdup men, not would-be assassins. Then at 10:30 p.m. on the eve of the President's visit, a police uniform, badge and nameplate were mysteriously stolen from a parked car. Three and a half hours later, the official car of Police Superintendent Clarence Giarrusso was itself stolen. Though both the thefts were eventually believed to be minor and unrelated crimes, they seemed at the time to confirm the wisdom of the Secret Service's caution, which had been inspired by the two quite disparate, earlier supposed threats...
...verify the rumors, law officers could come up with no substantial evidence. Then three weeks ago a paid informant reported a meeting of six Black Panther militants. The informant had not been present, but had been told that assassination plans were discussed and a gun "changed hands." Police Superintendent Giarrusso informed both the FBI and the Secret Service of his information and turned over to both bureaus the names...
...federal agents requested that Giarrusso put the suspected six "in the freeze" until the President's visit was over. Giarrusso, explaining that his informant had not even witnessed the meeting and that his evidence was hearsay at best, refused. "If you want them arrested," Giarrusso told the Secret Service, "then you arrest them. We have no grounds." Instead he agreed to keep close watch on all six suspects, and the Secret Service obtained arrest authorizations for the six from a U.S. magistrate, making pickups possible at the slightest hint of trouble. But the six suspects made no moves...