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AG Smith Facing Flak Over Allen Probe
Washington attorney general William French Smith alerted national security adviser Richard V. Allen about a secret investigation into a $1000 payment from a Japanese magazine. Senate Democrats call for a special prosecutor, citing possible improper White House and FBI contacts. Allen says he intercepted the honorarium and kept it in a safe for eight months.
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