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...House, Democratic Whip Tony Coelho used a 112-ft. yacht and Learjet belonging to Vernon Savings & Loan to entertain contributors and fly to fund- raising parties. Federal thrift regulators last year charged the Texas bank's officers with looting it; two have pleaded guilty to criminal charges in the case. Last year Coelho lobbied for a $5 billion bill to bail out the industry. Coelho has admitted he was wrong to use the yacht and jet; he and the Democrats' campaign committee paid Vernon $48,450 for their...
...Nobody likes it. Even the boss doesn't know why they did it," said dining hall worker John Coelho. As soon as someone spills food on the carpet, he said, "It's going to smell...
...anti-aid forces were no less vociferous. "The Administration is determined, absolutely determined, to kill the peace progress," argued House Majority Whip Tony Coelho. To lure fence sitters, the Democrats plan to offer an alternative, non-lethal aid package, dismissed as "beans and blankets" by the White House, that will be voted on if the Reagan plan is defeated. Grass- roots groups bombarded Congressmen with letters and calls, and one group previewed television spots that link contra aid to potential U.S. troop involvement in the region. Last week's disclosures by a civil rights group that the FBI has been...
...Today's vote is the end of a chapter," said House Majority Whip Tony Coelho (D.-Calif.). "The contra policy is the past. Now we can deploy America's greatest strengths, from aid and trade to diplomacy, to stoke the flames of liberty and secure the future for Central America...
Those members will, in turn, be heavily influenced by whether Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega lives up to his weekend promises immediately to restore civil liberties and engage the Contras in direct cease-fire talks, Coelho added...