Periodically there erupts in the U. S. A. a campaign to smear John Edgar Hoover. Among his ill-wishers are some newspapermen who believe Hoover is conceited, arrogant, publicity-hungry. They do not like him any better because Columnist Walter Winchell is continually claiming the inside track on crime stories. Last week, newshawks and other critics erupted again:
> The New York Daily News, remarking how Policeman Hoover dallied in Miami, recalled his recent report that a shortage of personnel had left his department with 7,448 unassigned cases, plus 7,736 on which no work...
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