Justice Dept Defends Vesco Bribery Inquiry Ruling Out Cover-Up
Justice Department officials call the Vesco bribery inquiry rigorous and reject a grand jury foreman's claim of a cover-up. Foreman Ralph Ulmer resigns citing blocked questions and withheld information, while Judge William Bryant contemplates Ulmer’s complaints. The probe concerns alleged attempts to bribe Carter aides to drop Vesco from Bahamas extradition efforts.
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Sam Newhouse dies at 84 longtime publishing magnate
UPI reports Sam Newhouse, founder of a vast publishing empire, died atDoctors Hospital in New York at about 1 30 pm after a stroke. The White House commended his career spanning 84 years from a Lower East Side tenement to ownership of 31 newspapers, seven magazines, six TV stations, five radio outlets and 20 cable systems.
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Earl Butz slips again at farm policy speech
Marshalltown Iowa watchers heard Earl Butz attack President Carter over China ties during a National Plowing Matches talk. He blamed a visiting delegation from Hubei for China for the gaffe, unaware they spoke no English. Republican rivals and governors nearby found the moment awkward and embarrassing.
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