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‘Wiliams lo on Abscam guilt By TIM O'BRIEN - Sen. Harrison A. Williams’ Abscam bribery conviction was upheld yesterday by the trial judge who, in ruling that the New Jersey Democrat's due process rights were not violated, concluded that v liams was not entrapped but acted ° wingly a voluntarily.” US. District Court Judge George C. Pratt set Jan. 26 for sentencing the 23- vear Senate veteran and his co-defend- lawyer Alexand ere found guilt last May 1 fo) lowing a five-week: trial in Brooklyn. i iams was not available for com- vever, his spokesman, Walter Ht go to the Court of » George , “We now pr lor Fein.” teed in S 61-p35e opinion issued id dismiss one count inverg Was convicted, a ided Williams when the Senator traveled interstate to accept share: of stock at a Mecting in JFK International Airport in Quecns in ‘Au- ust, 1979. ” ‘The ruling, which comes 12 days after Williams’ 624 birthday, technic ly ends the trial portion of the case, Wil... liars’ appeal is expected to be filed shorily after the scheduled sentencing, whit falls about the same time that the Senate is expected to take up the recom- mer.4ation of its ethics committee that evpelicd for “repugnant” (Please turn to Pege 2) es challenge _ 5 Peotoby RonaldF. McHiat Sen. Harrison A. William (D-N.J.) is shown eddressinga Senate subcom- mittee last month a