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Commentators have interpreted the Party's decision in various ways. Evans and Novak have intimated that extreme leftists were controlling the Party behind the scenes. Others have blamed the Party's behavior on political naivete. All the interpretations have assumed that the caucus' unwillingness to compromise proved that the Party couldn't fathom the Great American Art of Politics. Perhaps this is a valid indictment, but it ignores the fact that the Party was trying to play not American politics, but Mississippi politics. And, as every FDP pamphlet explains, "Mississippi is like no where else on earth...
Like any conscientious husband and father, Thomas Novak, 29, wanted to do what he could to protect his family's security. His Detroit medical practice was growing steadily, and he applied for a $50,000 life-insurance policy...
...perfectly usual thing for a doctor to do, but lean, intense Novak was no usual doctor. A 1953 graduate of Detroit's Chadsey High School, Novak had attended an impressive list of universities-Michigan, Johns Hopkins, and Wayne State University College of Medicine. Yet he had never bothered to enroll or take examinations at any of them; he had simply bought medical books and audited lectures. At Wayne he even outfitted himself with a white surgical gown so he could attend operations along with other medical students. But everywhere he went his habit was to listen, learn, leave...
...feeling himself prepared at last to practice, Novak traded a land contract worth $15,000 for the practice of a retiring doctor. Specializing in internal medicine, he built up a practice that brought in as many as 40 patients a day, wrote an average of 20 prescriptions a day, and quickly won a reputation as a good doctor. When asked about the absence of diplomas on his wall, he said that they were at home. He seldom mingled with colleagues or went to medical meetings lest his masquerade be discovered. His nurse, the wife of a prominent Detroit physician, described...
...Then Novak's luck ran out. In a routine check with the Michigan Board of Registration in Medicine, the insurance company discovered that Novak was not licensed. Calling Novak's case "one of the most fantastic deceptions in Michigan history," the state attorney general hauled him into court. Last week Novak was formally indicted for practicing without a license-an offense that could bring him no more than six months' imprisonment and a $200 fine. Novak also faces another relatively mild rap. Because he had barbiturates and amphetamines in his office, he was violating Michigan...