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PO-5E0 Uevw. Febbevs! i Bar Picks | New Tage, oa BI s.Hoover =. BY BILL PORTERFIELD | fe Chronicle Reporter "tale rapletton-, pied tied defender of Jack Ruby and ‘caustic critic of Dallas, turned " Tuseday to a new target—FBI q-Director J. Edgar Hoover. - nt -“Hoover has long since out- Set wee yg hn hn copseyrore eget epoe e rq iw iJ iw iw ivi hr Nr OW © TRO Ee OSS INN EaWN, panel ° discussion sponsored by e Texas Bill of Rights Found “Hon, “The ‘portfolio and dostied ‘Moover has on so many Améri cans is frightening,” he said, “and one sees with dread the - building up of a federal’ police. “force. It is a dangerous trend.” L Do Something ’ “Tf the FBI is so efficient,’”’ : Belli asked, “why doesn't Hoover do something about all the crime and the criminals he warns us about? He names if newsmen after taking part in a re oY oy oe we wh te tet we ae +3 _hames and gangs, but doesn't do - 44 “anything about them. Is there 15 an overlord of crime that has- +6 its finger on our politicians?” 47 ~. In a marathon day of pro-. as nouncements to the press, the *S flamboyant attorney from Cali- 19 fornia made these observations:*. 20 @ That if Jack Ruby doesn't! <] kill himself first, Texas courts 32 will reverse his death conviction 53° for the slaying of Lee Harvey. - Oswald, assassin of ‘President 3527 ‘—e That his criticism of Dallas’ “Is aimed only at the oligarchy —“the 100 bankers and insur-. ‘ance executives, etc., of the Citi: zens Council who run Dallas. ¥ os all love Big D, but it’s unk unless its leaders have O OW AIMS eat wt wt of Vi lived his usefulness,” Belli-told - 9D Be (Mount Clipping in Space Below) +o That he loves Tewas—calt’ “exans, even il: cugh Texas lawh - Ere “antiquities.” \ ' 3) Newspaper Trial At the Bill of Rights Founda tion panel discussion in the xc Hotel, Belli told other lawyers: - “It's wrong to-iry a case in the newspapers, and I'll admit - with fire. The ‘district attorney + Says something in the Press and you fire bacl:.” ha ent 8 AA re Ss cert w day night frem: Austin, Spoke Fluesday night at a Rice Und wersity Studer:t Forum meeiind efore flying back to San Fran Bisco, 7 . j ee . Tt teen gem ce Seg wees weit cores eck ad my errancy—but you fight fire Belli, whe arrived here Mon- 7 woes gay fDi, (Indicate page, name-6T newspaper, city ard sta Date: 12 9/04 Edition: Editor: VW . Pp e Title: Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: os | Being Investigated Author: BILL PORTE RFTEL, SEVEN Z = WC. Mak