Senators Criticize Girard Case as Pentagon Blunder
Boston reports defense secretary says Girard, 21, will be fairly tried in Japan for manslaughter. Eisenhower vows diplomatic action if injustice occurs. Senate investigators blame Pentagon for surrendering the American GI to Japanese courts, while probing who in the Pentagon pushed the release.
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Accused GI Puts Faith in Lawyers
In Omiya Japan Specialist 3 C William S Girard, 21, Ottawa Illinois, awaits Japanese court trial for the death of a Japanese scrap collector at an American firing range. His brother says he may hire top defense lawyers and cites interest in Emile Zola Berman and Joseph Welch. Miss Haru Sueyama expresses concern as Girard’s tremors persist under guard.
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Candy) Sueyama
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