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Verbal Report. Bender proved equally diligent at wielding a whitewash brush. Breaking an understanding with the other two commission members-a Detroit judge and a Washington lawyer-Bender went ahead on his own, using an investigative method roughly comparable to trying to solve a murder case by going to an open window and yelling, "Is anybody out there guilty?" To Teamster officials around the country-Hoffa's own men-Bender sent a form letter asking for information about racketeering, if any. Back came brief, negative replies. That was that. Without even bothering to draft a written report, Bender informed...
Despite charges of "covering up" and hints of a whitewash by several Council members, the Student Council voted 8 to 5 last night against holding another college-wide referendum...
...legislative committee headed by Sen. Phillip G. Bowker (R-Brookline) recently exonerated the Administration of any wrongdoing in this case, but Gibbons has termed this a "whitewash...
Schwartz's taunting, subcommittee members swore under oath, in one of history's silliest congressional scenes, that they had not leaked a confidential memo to Columnist Drew Pearson. What finally did it was a weekend press conference at which Lawyer Schwartz accused the subcommittee of trying to "whitewash" his investigations...
Payment for Help. Next day the subcommittee met in anguished, angry eight-hour session. Schwartz was called in and questioned, emerged to report: "There has never been a meeting like this one. I charged directly to their face that a majority of the subcommittee were interested only in a whitewash, only in squelching the investigation. I said: 'Let's not talk about the past, but about the future. I'll give you a real investigation if you want it. If you don't want it, fire me.' ... I made the mistake of slouching, and they...