Packard Could Take Pentagon Reigns As Richardson Replacement
Washington Melvin Laird says he has sounded out Hewlett Packard founder David Packard as a potential successor to Elliot Richardson at the Pentagon. Laird aided by administration officials seeks to resolve Packard stock holdings via Senate arrangement. If not chosen, Packard’s return to California remains evident. Deputy Secretary William Clements leads operations during the transition as vacancies rise.
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Washington reports that Eliot L. Richardson and Charles W. Colson have been friends since the mid 1950s. Both men worked for Leverett Saltonstall in Massachusetts politics. Richardson, named to head the Defense Department, faces confirmation hearings set for May 9. Colson denies urging bugging plans and says he took a lie detector test to clear himself.
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