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Were the findings worth the $5 million spent during the investigation? Said Preyer: "It was important that something be done for the peace of mind of the country. We have succeeded in putting to rest some of the doubts. Some questions, however, never will be answered...
...reports that there was "new evidence" of a conspiracy. Part of the committee's increased professionalism followed the appointment of G. Robert Blakey, a Cornell law professor, as counsel and Ohio Democrat Louis Stokes as chairman. But much of the credit must go to North Carolina Democrat Richardson Preyer, who headed the subcommittee that probed J.F.K.'s assassination. In two years as a federal judge and ten years in Congress, Preyer, 59, a Bible-quoting Presbyterian elder, has won wide respect for fairness and patience. He soothed the personality conflicts, helped stop the leaks, and set the committee...
When asked if her husband killed the President, she said softly: "Yes, I do believe he did. I believe the man was capable of it." She also agreed with a suggestion from North Carolina Democrat Richardson Preyer that Oswald's motive was probably not political but a product of his own twisted ego. He would probably, she said, have gone after whoever was President at the time...
...chief architects of the ethics bill, Democrats David Obey of Wisconsin and Richardson Preyer of North Carolina, have been cold-shouldered by many colleagues because of the legislation. Some call Preyer "Chairman Mao," as if he were a dictator regulating their lives. According to Obey, the only time recently that he has got a smile from New York Democrat Mario Biaggi was when an untrue rumor circulated that Obey was retiring...
...imperative as well as sound logic, even though many blacks themselves are disillusioned by the idea of integrated education. But given the country's mood, integration will obviously not be brought about by massive busing. Draft legislation has been drawn up by Bickel and North Carolina Congressman Richardson Preyer that would allow one-way busing -ghetto to suburbs-or permit students to transfer as part of a national plan to end segregated schools...