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Samuel L. Popkin, assistant professor of Government, was found in contempt of court and was jailed for a short time yesterday for his refusal to answer questions before a grand jury investigating the Pentagon Papers case...
...hearing was held in Boston's Federal District Court before Judge Frank J. Murray, who ordered that Popkin be taken into custody until he clears himself of contempt by answering any and all questions put to him by the grand jury...
...Popkin offered in court to answer the specific questions the grand jury had previously asked, but refused to answer further questions...
Murray refused to grant Popkin either a stay of sentence or bail, finding no apparent grounds for appeal on the ruling. Popkin was handcuffed and removed to the Charles Street Jail...
...nonsensical Boston grand jury investigation has gone on long enough. The government has proven its ability to act with total disregard for individual rights. The time has come for it to leave off its pursuit of Popkin and others not directly implicated in the Pentagon case, and get down to solving the more important issues with which the Pentagon Papers themselves deal...