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Show NrSpyTrial Opens for Coplon, Russ NEW YORK. Nov.' 14 W Brooklyn-born Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubitcbev, the Russian shs said ahs once loved, went ea trial Monday on charges of conspiring con-spiring to spy for Russia. . Ths case was called for trial before Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan at 13:36 p.m. (EST).. It was the petite former Justice department employe's second trial on espionage charges. Shs was sentenced to serve from 40 months to 10 years in prison after her conviction as a spy for Russia in Washington last summer. Oubttchev entered the courtroom shortly after his codefendant. B Ufa wis Attorney . He persisted in his refusal to be represented by an attorney. "I shall not defend myself," he told Judge Ryan. Ths Soviet engineer, en-gineer, a suspended employe of the United Nations, claims diplomatic diplo-matic immunity. Thereupon the prosecution announced an-nounced it was ready for trial. The Judge then turned to the Ruaslsa and asked whether he was represented by counsel. "fNyeV the balding engineer replied re-plied In his native tongue, the equivalent for "no." - - The 38-year-old Kiss ' Coploa, looking wan. chatted amrably with reporters before she enteeed the courtroom. 8ae was dressed in a brown sports jacket, tan blouss and skirt, and carried a brief case. Same Covtreoea The courtroom Is the same chamber In which the nine-month trial of the 11 convicted Communist Com-munist leaders was held. Judge Irving R. Kaufman, who assigned Judge Ryan to the case, also referred to him a court order obtained by Miss Coplon's attorney. at-torney. It requires the prosecution prosecu-tion to show why it should not return to the defense papers taken from Miss Coplon st the time of her arrest. Also lefetied to Judge Ryan were two motions previously made by the defense attorney, Archibald Palmer. The n-iotions challenged ths legality of the tiny brunette's arrest ar-rest and asked dismissal ef the indictment in-dictment on the plea of double Jeopardy. The double peopardy plea was "based on her previous convtcUon for the "same offenses." . ! . - i - - , f . i v - ' ' Hilil Fens Win Pnne Defendants Arrive for Spy Trial Jndttk Co plan, tenser Justice department employe, and Valeattn euMtchev, BasnlsB engineer and snspended U. N. employe, shewn ss Mtejr sevfcaad hi saast Maatnaf Jar Stint en lens pi re ny charges. |