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...Trans World Airlines pilot who had criticized the bureau's handling of the 1969 Minichiello hijacking case. Damning the FBI as the "Federal Bureau of Intimidation," the Senator said: "Despite Mr. Nixon's words, I cannot believe that he can any longer with a straight face profess his confidence in Mr. Hoover." In fact, the mounting campaign against Hoover has probably forced the White House to defend the FBI chief at a time when it privately would have welcomed his resignation...
Scores and scores of jurors are excused immediately because they watch the evening news or read the daily paper and have formed opinions about the case. Of course, many of those who profess to have opinions may be merely trying to avoid an unpleasant duty. And many of those who deny being prejudiced may have an ulterior motive for getting on the jury...
...military court 16 young radicals from Spain's northern Basque country are on trial on charges of assorted "separatist-terrorist-Communist activities." The 16 are members of the E.T.A. (for Euskadi at Askatusana-"Basque Land and Liberty" in Basque), a small, militant group of terrorists who profess to be fighting for local autonomy...
...dismantle at least some of its missiles before talks began on a peace settlement. Last week the Israelis indicated that they have abandoned that hope and are ready to return to the talks with Egypt and Jordan as early as the end of this month. Even so, the Israelis profess pessimism about the outcome. "Israel wants total peace without total withdrawal," said Foreign Minister Abba Eban, "while Egypt wants total withdrawal without total peace...
Nixon's statement that "those who attempt to break down the barriers against obscenity and pornography deal a severe blow to the very freedom of expression they profess to espouse" made "no sense at all" to W. Cody Wilson, director of research for the Commission. Wilson, a former teaching fellow in Social Relations here, added, "I hope and trust Mr. Nixon issued a hastily prepared statement that did not truly reflect his views...