Word: leached
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...Taiwanese living in the U.S. At a hearing last week, a House foreign affairs subcommittee heard testimony that Taiwanese headed for the U.S. are warned not to speak out against the Chiang government. Most obey, aware of the ubiquitous informers. Said Iowa Republican Jim Leach: "Without question, agents of the Taiwan government have engaged in harassment, intimidation and monitoring of U.S. residents." He called on the U.S. Government to investigate Chen's death and to determine whether campus spies are violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act. There is growing evidence that other governments intimidate their nationals...
...work on it in the coming weeks. As political partisans, the congressmen tended to hear what they wanted to hear, of course. They were reminded often that the stakes are high in the current economic debate, for their parties as well as for the nation. Predicted Republican Congressman Jim Leach of Iowa: "If Reagan's program works, the Republicans will be in for 20 years. If it doesn't, then we're going to have a new President and a new Congress...
Congress has begun to act on those complaints. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Jake Garn of Utah wants to prevent money market funds from offering check-writing privileges; Congressman James Leach of Iowa has introduced a bill that would diminish the funds' appeal by setting reserve requirements on them. The money market funds are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, but they, unlike banks, are not obliged to leave up to 12% of their deposits with the Federal Reserve. Such a requirement would increase costs for money market funds and reduce the interest they could...
Former Michigan quarterback Rick Leach, trying to win a major-league job as a non-roster player in spring training, belted his first homer and a single. Champ Summers and Lou Whittaker also had two hits apiece for the Tigers...
Boston starter Dennis Eckersley was tagged for six hits, including the homers by Hebner and Leach, in a three-inning, four runs-allowed stint. Bob Stanley surrendered two more runs in the middle three innings, before rookie newcomer Jim Dorsey blanked the Tigers for the rest...