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...Defective & Deficient." Understandably, the VA thought that the original builder ought to foot the repair bill. The Justice Department agreed. What made the matter touchy was the fact that the hospital was built by Millionaire Philadelphia Contractor Matthew Henry McCloskey, 70, a veteran Democratic fund raiser, inventor of the $100-a-plate dinner, treasurer of the Democratic National Committee for seven years and, since 1962, John F. Kennedy's ambassador to Ireland...
Touchy or not, the Justice Department demanded that McCloskey's firm -along with the Boston architects who designed the building and the engineering company that supervised construction-cough up the $4,900,000, plus interest. The three companies refused, and last week the Department sued them for the full amount, specifically accusing McCloskey's outfit of having made "numerous departures" from specifications and having "provided defective workmanship and deficient equipment and materials...
Bids & Fees. The suit only added to the troubles of genial, rosy-cheeked Matt McCloskey. Only a week earlier, secret testimony released by a Senate investigating committee linked him with Bobby Baker's financial manipulations. According to Maryland Insurance Agent Don Reynolds, McCloskey attended a meeting in Baker's Capitol office in 1960 to discuss his chances of winning the contract for a $20 million District of Columbia municipal stadium. McCloskey, who had sewed up several choice Government construction contracts in past years,* got the bid. Reynolds received about $10,000 for writing the performance bond...
...State Department informed the Russian Embassy of Asseyev's request on Dec. 31, two days after it had been received. McCloskey said the delay was "normal," as the Department always makes an effort to "ascertain that such requests are genuine...
...McCloskey said that Asseyev has not asked the Department to grant visas for his wife and child, although he did ask and receive permission from the Soviet Government to write to them. Owen would not speculate on whether the Soviets would permit Asseyev's family to leave, but said "fortunately, things are not what they were a few years...