Dixon apology fails to quiet Nader and critics
FTC commissioner Paul Rand Dixon apologized to Ralph Nader for calling him a SOB and a dirty Arab but Nader remains unsatisfied. Pressure grows for Dixon to resign as groups like NOW and the American Jewish Committee urge removal amid the furor and questions over the FTC's work.
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Paul Rand
Dixon
Ralph Nader
Nader
FTC
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National Organization For Women
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American Jewish Committee
Calvin Collier
AJC
Assassination Panel Says New Evidence Emerges
Washington AP reports Rep. Henry Gonzalez says the House assassinations committee has new threshold evidence suggesting James Earl Ray did not act alone in King’s killing and Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone in Kennedy’s murder. The panel’s two month extension follows debate over a $6.5 million annual budget.
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Martin Luther King, Jr
Henry Gonzalez
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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Gonzalez
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Justice Department
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King
U S Envoy Warned Korea Against Influence Attempts
Washington reports that the U S embassy in Seoul warned South Korea over a five year covert push to sway American policy. Ambassador Philip Habib allegedly pressed President Park Chung Hee directly and predicted exposure would harm Korea United States ties. Officials say protests were not backed by Washington and Koreans believed their influence was working.
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Seoul
South Korea
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Park Chung Hee
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Korea
Congress
Gunman Sought After Du Pont Executive Killed in Ireland
Londonderry police said they had no clues to identify the gunman who shot and killed Jeffrey Agate, 58, du Pont's managing director for Northern Ireland, as he walked to close his driveway gate. Agate, born in India, was executive in charge of Northern Ireland operations.
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White House to Host Press Twice Monthly
Washington officials announce a plan to invite small groups of editors and broadcasters to the White House twice a month. Deputy press secretary Walt Wurfel says Carter will try to address each group if his time allows, with sessions likely on Fridays for weekend stays.
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Washington
White House
Carter
Harris Poll Finds Congress Rated Ethically Near Bottom
Harris testifies that Congress ranks eighth of ten institutions in public ethics perception. Consumers and TV news top ethics. newspapers third. corporations and labor lowest. Poll of 1,510 adults asked views on 10 institutions and ethical standards beyond disclosure.
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White House
Congress
Louis Harris
Harris
House Commission On Administrative Review
Congressional
Commis
Sion
David Obey
D-Wis
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