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...Motel, he had settled on an incident rich in tragedy and drama, one that is a good basis for a novel. He chose, however, to explore the situation in a work of reportage, foregoing his opportunity, as perhaps the best-informed observer of the affair, to propose answers to moot questions and to make judgements on the players and the action of the drama. One wishes he had written the novel, or at least darned the holes in his account with novelistic thread...
...Court set no hearing date, but promised to try to squeeze the case onto its crowded November docket. This will probably not give enough time for a decision before election day. If the CNCV petitions loses on November 7, the court will then simply rule that the question is moot...
...more clods of earth fell into the incredibility gap this week when the lad from the Pedernales insisted that American success in Vietnam will "lead to a free Asia--and a more secure America." It is a moot point, of course, whether Asians have more freedom amidst Yankee gunfire or Oriental Communism...
...hearings before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee were something less than the constitutional debate they set out to be. Mired from the outset in moot legalistic questions, the sessions became instead an outlet for the unease and bitterness with which most committee members-liberals and conservatives alike-view Lyndon Johnson's management...
...These moot test cases tear CLAO between the interests of its present client and the ultimate interests of the poor. An out-of-court settlement would satisfy the client, but a court-established precedent would aid CLAO and other agencies to combat the accused practices in the future. So far, CLAO has always deferred to the client's wishes to accept the settlements offered...