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...this year's race, Patterson will have to deal with right-wing Republicans, who consider him too progressive. Says Patterson: "I plead guilty." Then he explains: "I feel that the day of the ultra-conservative is gone. We must have a consciousness of social responsibility that people are demanding of their Government. Humanitarian policies are here to stay." That philosophy has made Paul Patterson a successful governor; it will be his biggest asset in his campaign against Morse...
...others, and systematically "suppress improvements and developments," e.g. the hand phone was developed in 1907 but was not introduced as standard equipment until 1927. Furthermore, A.T.& T. bought equipment solely from Western at inflated prices (on which it pocketed the profits) then went before public utilities commissions to plead for higher rates on the ground that equipment costs had risen...
...Times also stated that "we would not knowingly employ a Communist Party member in the news or editorial departments." As for former Communists, or employees who plead the Fifth Amendment "for reasons of their own," the Times said it would "judge each case on its own merits," taking into account the employee's job and how well he performs it. Said the Times: "We do not believe in the doctrine of irredeemable sin. We think it possible to atone through good performance for past error." At week's end, though the hearing transcript was still under scrutiny...
Robert S. Jones and Curtis W. Poole, Jr. will present Gardner's oral arguments for the plaintiffs, while Richard F. Newell and Hal F. Reynolds will plead for the defendants...
Aside from the action that employers might decide to take against those who plead the Fifth Amendment, what should be the attitude of the public toward witnesses who refuse to testify on the grounds of selfincrimination? Should society assume that a witness who resorts to the Fifth Amendment is innocent? Or is it justified in inferring guilt...