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...serious investigation, a matter that requires diligence and attention to detail." So said New York Attorney Leon Silverman last week after his appointment by a panel of federal judges as a special prosecutor to investigate the scandals swirling around Secretary of Labor Raymond Donovan...
...Silverman, 60, who describes himself as a political "independent," is a senior partner with the corporate law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver and Jacobson. (Another partner: Sargent Shriver, Senator Edward Kennedy's brother-in-law, and Democratic vice-presidential candidate in 1972.) The son of Polish immigrants, Silverman won a scholarship to Yale Law School, where he was an editor of the law review. Although he once served as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan and an Assistant Deputy Attorney General under Eisenhower, his 30-year career has been largely devoted to private practice. Said Silverman...
...William French Smith sought to limit the inquiry to two allegations: that the Labor Secretary was present in 1977 when his former firm, Schiavone Construction Co., paid a $2,000 bribe to a union official; and that Donovan was untruthful at his Senate confirmation hearings. The judges, however, empowered Silverman to investigate "any other allegation or evidence of violation of any federal criminal law by Secretary Donovan." Unlike the Justice Department in its inquiry, Silverman will have authority to grant legal immunity to any key prosecution witnesses. Should the inquiry find supportive evidence, Silverman can impanel a grand jury...
More often, however, the hitting turned dirty as the Chicago schoolboys showed a tendency to check with their elbows and sticks at an eye level. "They were the cheapest team we've played all year. Every time they went into the corner, sticks were flying," junior right winger Dave Silverman said. The refs took note, assessing the Hawks 14 penalties, seven in the first period...
...Silverman's second goal of the night--after he and Bob Cleary gave Harvard a 4-0 edge--was the play of the game. Picking up the puck in the Crimson zone seven minutes into the third period, he outskated two Hawks, slid the puck through the legs of the remaining defender while deftly skating around him, and beat the goal to round out Harvard's scoring. Chicago added its only goal midway through the period...