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‘As witnesses have admitted that they wewbuparteof the security guazd_at tbe meeting and, In some cases, were armed, the defense attorneys have hammered questions at them about their faliure to protect Malcolm. Thomas, who aaid he was carrying a pistol, recelved question after question on cross-examination about why he failed to shoot, His only answer was that he was confused and the affair happened too quickly. : . . NOt. But Thomas, like the other bodyguards, reacted #ith an emphatic “No!" when the defense attorneys asked him if he had conspired in the assassination. That ques- tion was the only one of hundreds thrown . at him which caused him to Jean forward Y in the witness chair, grasp the micro- phone and bring his mouth up close to it before he answered, The defense opens this week. Apparently, there will be few witnesses, but Mr. Sab- batino has ssid Hayer will take the stand, Mr. Chance has said Butler will take the . stand and Attorney Joseph Finckasphes | a said Johnson will take the stand. - : - Print by EDSTAL