The Michigan Daily-Tuesday, August 1, 1978--Page 9
Crawford
ordered
baek to
prison
MOSCOW (AP) - American
businessman Francis Crawford under-
went five hours of interrogation yester-
day at Lefortovo prison and told repor-
ters afterward he felt like "a pawn in a
political chess game."
Soviet authorities ordered Crawford,
38, to return to the yellow-walled prison
barely a month after he was tem-
porarily freed in a deal involving
release of two alleged Russian spies in
the United States.
THE MOBILE, Ala., native, an em-
ployee of International Harvester Co.,
said he was told to appear tomorrow
morning for more questioning, and in-
dicated it probably would continue
beyond that.
"We've been doing a lot of repeating
of old material that was covered in the
first few days upon my arrest -
nothing new," he said.
Soviet officials reportedly have said
Crawford is being investigated for
alleged currency violations. A convic-
tion on those charges could mean three
to eight years in prison.
"I HAVE nothing to be frightened
about," he told Western reporters out-
side the prison yesterday. "I have
broken no law ... I know inside, my
company knows and the embassy
knows that I'm not guilty of any
violation of any Soviet law."
Under Soviet law, persons arrested
are not given the right to legal counsel
until charges have been formally
drawn up against them.
Crawford said he asked Soviet of-
ficials to let U.S. consular officer
Robert Pringle to be present to advise
him during the sessions.
ASKED ABOUT the atmosphere of
the sessions, he said, "It was pleasant.
There was no hostility"
According to one report, Soviet
authorities have claimed Crawford
illegally purchased 20,000 Soviet rubles
for $8,500. At the current official ex-
change rate, that amount of rubles
would cost $29,400.
"What would you do with 20,000
rubles?" Crawford said. He noted that
high-quality shops for foreigners in
Moscow require Western currency and
that there is little a Westerner would
find to buy in regular stores for large
amounts of rubles.
After his arrest June 12, Crawford
was held for more than two weeks at
Lefortovo in a 9-by-15-foot cell he
shared with a Soviet prisoner. He was
interrogated daily.
On June 27, Crawford was freed tem-
porarily in the recognizance of U.S
Ambassador Malcolm Toon.
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builders have
received the
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RIDER CUSTOM HOMES
8955 S. State Road
Millington, 48746
51.-871-5511
JOHN SIEFKER, CONTRACTOR
10550 Saline-Milan Rd.
Saline, 48176
429-1279
R. E. THIERRY, INC.
2074 S. Main Street
Ann Arbor, 48197
769-0069
ALMOND CHINAVARE SONS-
BUILDERS
32211 Fort St.
Rockwood, 48173
379-9394
A.M.A. BUILDING CO.. INC.
8842 Sunnybrook
Grosse lie, 48138
676-5550
BRIARWOODE BUILDERS, INC.
6696 Dixie Highway
Clarkston, 48016
625-9229
JAMES D. COMPO, INC.
26860 Drake Road
Farmington Hills, 48018
474-0499
DAVISBURG LUMBER CO., INC.
13180 Andersonville Road
Davisburg, 48018
625-4801
LIDDY HOMES, INC.
3155 Dixie Highway
Waterford, 48095
674-1119
CHARLES R. NUNN, BUILDER
4428 W. Walton Blvd.
Drayton Plains, 48020
674-0249
PRESTON & PRESTON, INC.
6575 Lanman
Drayton Plains, 48020
623-6331
THOMAS STANIS BUILDERS, INC.
60755 Eyster Road
Rochester, 48063
651-0900
CHARM WAY BAILDERS, INC.
0641 Fanklin Park
S trling Heights, 48001
979- 68018
OLENDORF BUILDERS, INC.
49669 Shelby Road
Utica, 48087
731-3434 at 731-3160
J. . SCULLO5UDER
37775 Greenwich
Mt. Clemens, 48043
468.7496
MICHAEL J. ENDRES
CUSTOM BUILDERS
605 5.Parker
Marine City, 48039
768-5405 on364-5305
R. J. SMITH CUSTOM HOMES
5505 Dolphin
Marine City, 48039
765-8651
LARRTLADABUILDER
0880 Lakeaiew
Lein~gton,. 48480
359.7022
CHARLES MICALLEF, BUILDER
3244 Charmwood Drive
Port Huron. 48868
980-58885
RICHTER CUSTOM HOMES
4010 State Road
North Street, 48049
38 5-465
HANSON HOMES, INC.
2505 Lapeer Road
Flint, 48503
664-0691
MAROUIS HOMES
10490 Highland Road
Hartland, 48029
632-7118
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