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...hours later, after it had become clear that La Prensa was going to come out after all, the police appeared in force, but not to offer protection. They closed the plant, marched 600 Prensa men to Precinct Station 22, a block and a half away...
...station, Shea and McCombe were led separately into Precinct Chief Vicente Villella's office. For ten minutes Shea sat waiting in a straight-back chair under the glare of lights and eight hard-eyed cops. Then the chief abruptly put down his telephone, stretched out a hand and snapped "Mucho gusto [Pleased to meet you]." He did not smile...
...grilling, begun by the chief and continued by such weird characters as a German waiter, brought in because the chief thought he spoke English, lasted all night. At 3 a.m., U.S. Consul General Kenneth Yearns appeared. At dawn, Shea and McCombe were taken to Precinct Station 7, a shabby post on the other side of town, where three burly characters steered them into separate rooms. The consul general went off for help...
Knaus' attractive 21-year-old wife also insisted he was innocent at the Central Square precinct last night. Neighbors said he was " a swell guy" and were sure there was some mistake...
...this week, Michiganders still did not know who would be their governor for the next two years, and a recount of the state's entire 1,869,000 vote seemed unavoidable. By law, a defeated candidate demanding a recount must pay $5 a precinct for it-a total of $21,805. The Detroit News sensibly suggested that this time, since everyone concerned was confused, the state should pick...