Governor defends Park gift to wife amid probe
Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards recounts that his wife accepted 10000 in cash from Tongsun Park in 1971 while he served as a congressman. He says he knew nothing of the gift for more than two years and calls Park an exporter and businessman, not a bribe seeker, amid a probe into Park ties to the KCIA and U.S. policy influence ambitions.
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Probe of solon reported
Washington USA Rep. Chars C. Diggs Jr of Michigan faces a federal grand jury probe reported by the Washington Post. US Attorney Earl J. Silbert's office reportedly issued grand jury subpoenas for Diggs personal financial records and payroll records of Capitol Hill staff. The inquiry centers on inflated salaries of employees to cover his debts, according to individuals familiar with the matter.
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Pentagon explains domestic spy policy
Defense Secretary Harold Brown testifies before a Senate subcommittee on foreign power surveillance in the United States. He cites five new NSA and related projects approved since January, with a sixth rejected, and says none involved U.S. citizens. The FBI handles wiretaps, but the NSA conducts coded-message interception for foreign powers.
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Senate curbs on loans to world banks faces 5 billion aid
The Senate backs up to 5 billion in U S contributions to international development banks but bars loans to Vietnam and caps U S shares at 4 percent. Aimed at the omnibus development institutions bill, the amendments also authorize roughly 4.7 billion in military grants and economic aid for 1978 to Israel Egypt Jordan Syria Portugal Greece and Turkey.
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Carter to meet with senators in varied sessions
President Carter holds a series of Q and A style discussions with congressmen and plans similar talks with the Senate. He leads separate briefings on the plight of jobless veterans and notes healing national wounds. He jokes about staying upbeat at the White House while viewing an Andy Warhol sketch.
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Carter Told to Keep Hands Off HEW Bill
President Carter faces White House pressure as House leaders clash over a 61.3 billion Labor Health Education and Welfare measure. Speakers and leaders seek to trim and resist White House amendments, while GOP plans to slice funding were blocked.
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