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...first case that Bailey will defend probably will be the federal charge that Patty took part in the armed robbery of the Hibernia Bank in San Francisco. So far, at least, he has shown no signs that he will urge Patty to cop a plea - testify against her Symbionese Liberation Army comrades in an effort to get off easily. Bailey says he will argue that the Hibernia Bank case was "a matter of simple coercion" - that Patty was forced to take part in the robbery by her companions. One problem he will have to explain away is the taped message...
...government announced a shake-up of the army command, naming a tough new head of the Guardia Civil and new commanders for four military regions, including Madrid. The next day, the government released eleven Basques being held for terrorist acts. Four Basques remain in jail, awaiting sentences for cop-killing; under a law enacted last August, a mandatory death sentence faces anyone convicted of killing a policeman...
...Communist countries don't like cop killers, no matter what their politics...
...misguided Yankee fan worked in the office where Sam and I worked. He reminded us almost daily of how the Sox swooned last year and told us they would again this year, thus allowing the Yanks to cop the division title. He was wrong...
Such odd, frivolous moments make The Wilby Conspiracy a surprisingly breezy diversion. The fugitive pair are pursued by a racist cop (played with excellent wit by Nicol Williamson). A reasonable level of satire is maintained throughout, even while everyone clowns...