Korean president funded Capitol Hill bribery via embassy cash
A former Korean embassy official said President Park Chung Hee personally sent large sums of cash to Washington for lobbying on Capitol Hill. He claimed ambassadors and their inner circle carried $50,000 to $100,000 twice yearly in the late 1960s, with Kim Sang Keun naming names during FBI questioning.
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Park Chung Hee
Capitol Hill
Lee Keun Pal
Dong Joo Kim
Korea
Blue House
Park
Keun
Feewaey
KCIA
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
Kim Sang Keun
Congress
Kim San Keun
FBI
Kim
Incendiary devices mailed to Carter and agencies ignite in Manhattan
Four small fire devices in envelopes addressed to President-elect Jimmy Carter or federal agencies exploded or smoldered in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday. No serious injuries, minor damage reported. Claims of responsibility came from a Puerto Rican group and the Palestine Liberation Organization, with a radio call naming the Independent Revolution Armed Command. Police and postal inspectors investigate.
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Jimmy Carter
Midtown Manhattan
Palestine Liberation Organization
Independent Revolution Armed Command
Troup
FET
General Post Office
16 Economists Deliver Gloomy Carter Briefing
President elect Jimmy Carter heard a bleak briefing from 16 economists bankers and corporate heads who warned the economy is in worse shape than thought. Jody Powell said Carter may consider tax cuts or new spending after fresh data early next year. Cyrus Vance joined the sessions fueling curiosity about policy moves.
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Plains
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Jody Powell
Mexico's Lopez Portillo hints at curbs on land grants
Jose Lopez Portillo was sworn in as Mexico's 69th president in Mexico City. He signaled a shift toward business-friendly policy, while outgoing President Luis Echeverria had recently ordered expropriation of 8,668 acres for 60,200 peasant homes and granted titles to about 32,000 peasants for 11 million acres. The new admin promises austerity and a rightward tilt as 102 nations observed the inauguration.
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Mexico City
Jose Lopez Portillo
Mexico
Luis Echeverria
Agrarian Reform Ministry
Echeverria
Lopez Portillo
Mer Treasury
Jose Lopez
Portillo
Gilmore scheduled for firing squad sunrise in Utah
Convicted killer Gary Gilmore faces execution by firing squad at sunrise on December 6 in Utah, after a judge denied a stay and death-penalty opponents pledged last-ditch efforts. Security was tight around the Utah County Courthouse as Gilmore, chained and hoodless, accepted the date and prepared for his 36th birthday.
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Utah
Gary Gilmore
America
Gilmore
J. Robert Bullock
Bullock
Robert Excell White
Texas
White
U.S. Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Powell
Tom Jones
Atoms
Robert van Sciver
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Jinks Dabney
Utah State Prison
Tougher White House gates thwart crasher
A 48 year old Santa Fe man Steven B Williams attempted to crash onto the White House grounds in a 11 year old pickup truck at the Northwest Gate. He was stopped by reinforced gates and arrested by Executive Protective Service officers. He suffered minor knee injuries and was hospitalized before being booked for destroying government property.
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Washington
White House
Steven B. Williams
Santa Fe
N.M
Pennsylvania Avenue
Executive Protective Service
D.C. General Hospital
Alvay
Williams
Brown names single chiefs for state mental hospitals
Governor Brown eliminates dual leadership at 11 State mental hospitals under new law. Each facility will have one chief to ensure accountability amid reports of mistreatment and patient deaths. He adds 8.5 million dollars to aid community support for the developmentally disabled.
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Sacramento
Brown
Department of Health
CHP Eases Pot Ticketing Rules In California
California Highway Patrol cited 5014 motorists for small amount marijuana in first ten months under the new law. 4682 arrests reported in 1975 for possession. most cases treated as misdemeanors with no jail. Officers say leniency mirrors crackdown on drunken driving and focuses on impairment, not amount.
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California Highway Patrol
Bob Fahs
Yahs
Fahs
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