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Ride Refusal Triggers Commerce Official's Resignation
Washington Assistant Secretary Travis Reed submitted his resignation to President Ford after less than eight months in office. Reed, 42, left California to join the Commerce Department and was upset when the administration refused to provide a chauffeur to drive him to Andrews Air Force Base for a trip with Treasury Secretary William Simon, prompting friction with the department's administration chief.
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