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Higher Law. In Vancouver, B.C., convicted of concealing a felony when he refused to identify two gunmen who had attempted to kill him, suspected Drug Peddler William ("Bill the Painter") Semenick explained to police that he was silent because "I am on one side of the fence, and you are on the other...
...comic staple in the neighborhood theaters. In Knock on Wood, Danny Kaye renewed his lease on the adjective "incomparable," and with Dial M for Murder and Rear Window, the year's best thrillers, Alfred Hitchcock held his title as the world's foremost goose'esh-peddler...
...should hang its head in shame for the smearing article on Dr. Albert Einstein in its Nov. 22 issue. I feel sure there are millions of Americans who agree with me in objecting to your interpretation of his statement "I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances." A man who so keenly feels his responsibility to mankind is certainly not to be condemned for his desire for more independence...
...letter to the Reporter magazine, Professor Einstein wrote: "If I would be a young man again and had to decide how to make my living, I would not try to become a scientist or scholar or teacher. I would rather choose to be a plumber or a peddler in the hope to find that modest degree of independence still available under present circumstances...
...Completely Unfounded."In Manhattan this week, Ari Onassis denied everything. "The charges are completely unfounded," he said. While he knew Katapodis as a "peddler" of deals, "I have never been represented by him in any negotiations." To Onassis it looked as if Katapodis had been put up to making the deposition by "competitors...