Lavelle faces new perjury charges in EPA case
Former EPA official Rita M. Lavelle, recently acquitted of contempt, is indicted on five felony counts including perjury and obstruction. The 19 page document accuses her of falsely testifying about disqualifying herself from Stringfellow site matters after Aerojet General involvement and of timing EPA cleanup projects to aid Republicans in 1982 elections.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Rita M. Lavelle
Lavelle
California
James Bierkower
Senate Public Works Committee
House Energy and Commerce
House Public Works
Aerojet General Corp
Stringfellow
Aerojet
Aerojet-General
Congress Could Recall Itself During August Recess
House Speaker Thomas P O Neill Jr and Senate Majority Leader Howard H Baker Jr can summon members on two days notice during the August recess. The adjournment resolution keeps Congress in vacation until noon September 12 with the exception that leaders may reconvene when public interest warrants.
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Washington
U.S
House
Senate
Congress
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
Howard H. Baker Jr
Abscam convictions upheld for Jenrette and Stowe
U S District Judge John Garrett Penn affirmed the 1980 Abscam convictions of former Rep John Jenrette and Richmond businessman John R Stowe. He ordered presentence reports and kept them free on bond pending reports. Jenrette commented the ruling was difficult, while his attorney said an appeal is possible.
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Washington
Abscam
John Jenrette
John R. Stowe
U.S
John Garrett Penn
Jenrette
Stowe
Jennette
Kenneth Robinson
Penn
Jenrette and
Richmond, Va
FBI
Congress Drops Secrecy Rule on Aircraft Accident Reports
A congressional conference committee agreed to strike from a defense spending bill a provision allowing the Pentagon to keep secret the results of safety investigations into military aircraft accidents. Sen. John Tower’s aide Linda Hill said the measure was dropped at the senator’s urging.
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Washington
Congressional Conference Committee
Pentagon
John R. Tower
Texas
Linda Hill
Tower
Senator Tower
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