Carter selects Wade McCree for solicitor general post
President elect Carter and Griffin Bell pick federal appeals judge Wade H. McCree for solicitor general. McCree, 56, serves on the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati and may leave his judgeship. his appointment could ease civil rights critics of Bell.
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Slayings Probe Cites New Leads on Kennedy and King
A House investigative committee reports it is pursuing new leads in the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The 26 page progress report notes two previously disclosed leads and says evaluations are ongoing with no conclusions yet. The panel urges continued existence and a $6.5 million funding request. Investigators have also looked into Oswald statements and a potential European contact for James Earl Ray. Investigators have been sent to Mexico to interview witnesses about Oswald remarks.
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