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...usually does, the FBI credited its "intensive investigation" and "confidential informants" with breaking the case. In fact, FBI agents, New York undercover cops and even such gangwise newsmen as Jimmy Breslin, who first detailed the robbers' troubles, knew where to begin looking right after the sensational heist. They all searched their files and memories for the names of former habitues of Roberts Lounge, a bar near the airport where known cargo thieves, airline cargo handlers and plainclothes cops mingled, drank and bet on horses. The bar changed hands two years ago, but its current customers buzzed with gossip about...
...jury for Mitchelson to play to, which is a pity. With his I, Claudius haircut and natty suits, Mitchelson easily upstages the Hollywood star. The lawyer leans menacingly over the witness box, especially when the actor is pinioned on the stand, and then checks out the rows of newsmen as he stalks back to his chair. Although he is outshone by Mitchelson, Marvin worries that the fact he is a star may work against him, no matter how the judge rules. Referring to his Oscar for Cat Ballon, he asks, "You think that's not going to be considered...
Hanoi also claimed that it had firm evidence of Peking's long planning for the invasion. Newsmen based in the capital, taken on a guided tour of the front, were shown printed Vietnamese phrase books found on the bodies of dead Chinese soldiers. Among other things, the eight-page pamphlets contained instructions to be given Vietnamese prisoners ("You will be taken to a safe place and allowed to rest ... Don't worry. Your wound will be treated immediately...
Given his dislike of flying, sportswriters, big cities and public attention, the shy, blond sharpshooter knows his adjustment to the National Basketball Association could be painful. As he plays the packed arenas of the heartland, basking in the cheers and avoiding newsmen, Larry Bird seems to be savoring what may be the best days of his life...
Then the Soviets showed up. They were ten feet tall. The blue jeans that Rozelle gave them as a welcoming present came to their knees. But the visitors just laughed and said they were looking forward to playing against Too Short Jones. Landry told newsmen that the Soviets put their pants on one leg at a time...