House Demos May Seek Probe Into Gifts From South Korea
Two congressmen urge House Democrats to back a resolution calling for a prompt and complete Ethics Committee investigation into possible misconduct by members who accepted gifts from South Koreans. The draft notes reports raising questions about such conduct and seeks a full inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Democrats
House
Anthony Toby Moffett
Connecticut
Berkley Bedell
Iowa
House Democratic Caucus
Ethics Committee
South Korea
Justice Department eyes 10 city lawyer deployments
The Justice Department proposed permanently placing criminal division teams in Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Chicago Kansas City Los Angeles Denver and in Miami and either Houston or Dallas to align prosecutions with national crime policies. The plan would curb U S attorneys independence while restoring focus on organized crime probes. Thornburgh outlined the 15 page plan to Atty Gen Levi and it circulated inside the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
U.S
Richard Us. Thornburgh
Department
Edward H. Levi
Thornburgh
Associated Press
Carter
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Chicago
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Denver
South
Miami
Houston
Dallas
Mid-Atlantic
Memphis Parking Meter Sale Draws Surprising Crowd
About 200 people gathered at the Memphis police station to buy broken parking meters as surplus, with 460 meters sold for 4 dollars each batch. Buyers joked about profits and odd plans, while the city netted 558.67 dollars from the sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Bob Pepper
Rich Jordan
Jackson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chiao Kuan-Hua
China
Mao Tsetung
Chiao
U.N. General Assembly
Gang of Four
Mao
Chiang Ching
John J. Flynt
D-Ga
Flynt
Thomas O'Neill
O'Neill
Attorney General
White House
Fricks’ Insurance
John
North Fourth Street
Indiana
Kromex
Glass
Allied Stores
Is Party
Libbey
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!