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...seventh count. Corona's wife Gloria broke into sobs. When it was over, his ten-year-old daughter collapsed and was rushed to a hospital. Corona himself, who had recently suffered his third heart attack in 19 months of confinement, remained calm and quietly asked his attorney, Richard Hawk, to thank the jury for "their attention to the case." But that, said Hawk, "was something I could not bring myself...
Moreover, the prosecution's preparation included so many mistakes-failure to check for fingerprints, mislabeled evidence-that Judge Richard Patton once exclaimed that it "almost approaches dereliction of duty" (TIME, Nov. 13). One prosecutor even admitted that he had "reasonable doubt," then took it back. Defense Attorney Hawk, who believes Corona is a victim of ethnic prejudice, took a gamble by not presenting any witnesses at all. That appears to have been a fatal error. "It bothered everybody," said one of the jurors. "You can't judge too well unless both sides are presented...
...Congressman from Cambridge). He is an acknowledged expert on parliamentary procedures. His popularity and skills will be put to the test in this session: he will hold a key position in the fight to create an effective party alternative to proposals from the White House. Once a hawk, O'Neill turned dove in 1967 and is expected to lead the House against the war if the peace talks fail...
Aiken is the senior Republican member of the Foreign Relations Committee; he is in the vortex of the struggle between Administration and congressional critics on Viet Nam. Old Friend Mike Mansfield says that Aiken is neither a hawk nor a dove but a "wise old owl," and there are indications that Aiken may well take the field against his party's President if the war does not end soon...
...large part of Filion's success can be attributed to his encyclopedic knowledge of almost every standardbred he faces and his knack for recognizing and exploiting the strengths of the most unlikely looking horse. "He has the eyes of a hawk," says Owner Benjamin Schaffer, "and he never forgets anything about one of his or someone else's horse." Beyond that, Filion is a crafty reinsman who among other things, excels at a tactic that might be called the Hervé Hop. Rather than throw his horse off balance by using the reins to turn his head, Filion...