The Bobby Baker Probe Reaches New Congress
The Bobby Baker investigation of get rich schemes continues as the Senate rules committee faces renewed public airing. Baker, once a $19 600 a year secretary to the Senate Democratic majority, drew White House and political attention, becoming a focal point of 1964 campaigns amid charges of whitewash and coverup.
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Baker in Senate Hearings Faces Whispers of Wealth
The Democratic chaired committee delays until after elections to reopen hearings, focusing on Don Reynolds’s lurid testimony about Baker’s wealth and alleged payoffs. Baker refuses to testify, citing a federal grand jury and IRS probe. McCloskey denies the $25,000 payoff claim as Jenkins ready for one final witness before adjournment.
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Bank Robber Questioned Over Safe Deposit Plan
A self confessed bank robber was questioned in Johannesburg during his trial. The prosecutor asked what he planned to do with the stolen money and the suspect said he intended to put it in a safe deposit box in a bank, believing it would be safe.
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Washington politics recalls FBI report on Ellen Rometsch
Last fall after disclosure that he twice had been arrested on moral charges it was not clear if his doctors would declare him recovered to testify soon. The Democratic majority plans to hand unresolved matters to the Justice Department, including a still secret FBI report on Ellen Rometsch and her alleged connections to Baker and other Washington notables.
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