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Samuel L. Popkin, lecturer in Government, was freed from prison yesterday after the U.S. government disbanded the Boston grand jury investigating the Pentagon Papers case...
...Popkin had served one week of a sentence imposed for his continual refusal to answer questions before the grand jury...
Reliable sources told The Crimson yesterday that Daniel Stemer '54 general counsel to the University played a "highly significant part in negotiations to release Popkin...
Stemer met last Friday with william Olson chief of the justice Department's Internal Security Division to discuss ways to arrange Popkin's release. Stemer yesterday declined comment on the meeting but a high level source reported that it was a full and fair hearing of the issues involved The source further reported that the meeting "did have a role in getting Popkin...
...this time of ever eroding freedoms, his reminder must strike home. We strongly urge students and faculty to contribute what they can to the Popkin Legal Defense Fund...