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...investigators accused him of working fewer hours than he claimed. Virgilio R. Gonzalez, 56, master locksmith, runs general discount store in Miami with his wife. Eugenic Martinez, 60, heads leasing department of Miami Chevrolet dealer. James McCord, 63, electronics expert whose letter to Judge John Sirica began to unravel coverup, runs small solar-energy firm in Fort Collins, Colo. Frank Sturgis, 57, self-styled "Communist fighter," sells videotapes in Miami. Claims "Watergate financially destroyed me." Plotted bizarre attempt by Cuban exiles to invade U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay last year and establish "free" Cuban government there. No invader reached...
White House aides have launched a quiet inquiry of their own into the possibility of an FBI coverup. TIME has learned that on the eve of the confirmation hearings, the FBI informed Presidential Assistant Fred Fielding, then in charge of checking out nominees to high Administration positions, about a key piece of evidence that was not given to the Senate committee until long after Donovan had been confirmed...
This display is no coverup. Worldly Goods is a strong story, well told and undoubtedly well edited, about unspeakable betrayal and cold-blooded revenge. As its title suggests, there is a premium on getting, spending and preserving wealth and status. Characters talk in nine and even ten figures. A New York City mistress is taken to Paris for lunch and Cuernavaca for a sunbath. Markets are rigged by big shots who are never out of contact with their intercontinental flunkies; one even has a telephone in his refrigerator in case he gets a call while "taking" a snack...
...convinced that the taste of salt masks the natural flavor of foods-a lifelong coverup. If you wish to wean your taste buds away from salt, the object is to find other flavors that will distract your palate...
Ironically, former President Carter's campaign strategy of attacking Reagan as too dumb and too dangerous to sit in the Oval Office is being borne out by the President's vacuous statements, his staff's clumsy coverup of gaffes, and the increasing alarm of his Republican "allies." Previously hailed as the Great Communicator, exuding amicability, confidence, and resourceful leadership. Reagan has emerged as a narrow-minded simpleton, impervious to practicable political bargaining and constructive suggestions. And the press is now hammering that point home...