Bell Faces Tough Hearing For Attorney General Post
Senate Judiciary Committee grilled Griffin B. Bell for hours over civil rights and desegregation records as he seeks confirmation as attorney general. Other Carter nominees faced smoother panels while Harold Brown and Cyrus Vance advanced with cautious praise. Blumenthal faced questions on conflicts of interest as treasury nominee with a high 1975 income.
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Callaway probe dropped in six month inquiry
The Justice Department will not prosecute How ard Bob Callaway over a Colorado ski resort conflict of interest. Atty. Gen. Richard Thornburgh made public a letter stating the investigation is closed with no plans to pursue charges. Callaway resigned from the Ford Committee last April amid the cloud over the case.
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