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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Spacy and Dim. To be sure, the Congressman's accuser is no more admirable. A frustrated would-be actress and model, Liz Ray wandered from job to job (airline ticket agent, waitress, car-rental clerk) after her graduation from high school in Asheville, N.C., in 1962. She first appeared in Washington in the mid-'60s, landing a job as hostess in a restaurant. Her ex-employer says he called her "Excedrin-she was such a headache," and fired her after about five months because "she was hustling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: Indecent Exposure on Capitol Hill | 6/7/1976 | See Source »

Soon Liz's code name for Wayne became "Ha" (short for Hays) and his for her was "Agent 55" (the last two digits of her private office phone). She says they had sex at her apartment once or twice a week. "He favored Monday or Tuesday, and I wasn't free to sneak in anyone else until he went home to Ohio on Thursdays." During this period Hays also had a liaison with Pat Peak, his longtime secretary in his home office in Flushing, Ohio...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONGRESS: Indecent Exposure on Capitol Hill | 6/7/1976 | See Source »

...Agent in Place, Maclnnes (4) 5-The R Document, Wallace (9) 6-The Gemini Contenders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Best Sellers | 6/7/1976 | See Source »

BOSTON--The NHL yesterday declared Bobby Orr, all-star defenseman of the Bruins, a free agent, along with 81 other players whose contracts have expired or who have played out their one-year option period...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sports Roundup | 6/2/1976 | See Source »

President Curry, described as a rich man's son, a Yaleman and a "handsome weakling," dies before completing his term. His Democratic successor makes William Martin, the CIA agent who saw to the murder, boss of The Company. Why? Because the new President is aware of the secret order and of Martin's guilt. Armed with that knowledge, he tries to indulge in a little friendly blackmail to get CIA files for use in the next election. This President, Esker Scott Anderson, is portrayed as a vast, salty-tongued, womanizing hick and a "pluperfect egomaniac" who dotes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Modified, Limited Hangout | 5/31/1976 | See Source »

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