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...known simply as "parties." Party goers will be admitted for under $25, instead of paying up to $1,000. Most of the parade route will be open to the public, free of charge; the usual tickets, at as much as $50, will not be required. When he is sworn in as President, Jimmy Carter will wear a dark business suit rather than a formal cutaway...
...Administrative Reform Council (NARC) formally turned over the reins of authority to a civilian Cabinet. In ceremonies presided over by King Bhumipol Adulyadej, NARC'S nominal chief, Admiral Sangad Chaloryu, even bade an official farewell to the nation as a new civilian Prime Minister, Tanin Kraivixien, 49, was sworn in. A former justice of the Thai Supreme Court, Tanin announced that Thailand would be "guided" by stages back to full democracy. "From now on," he said, "NARC is the outer shell that protects the snail...
...President had already delayed the dispersal of campaign money to his rival for two weeks pending a meaningless review of legislation. This latest action meant that none of the accumulated subsidies would be available for the six Presidential primaries on May 25. Had the President simply sworn in the five members of the FEC already confirmed on May 18, payments could have been made within an hour or two. At that point, Reagan had unpaid claims in excess of $1 million. Of that figure, nearly $400,000 had already been audited for immediate payment. Of course, none of the Democratic...
According to Kotchian's sworn testimony before the Multinational Subcommittee, Lockheed also dispatched $2 million through other channels to Japanese government officials in order to ensure that the "right" decisions were made. In effect, Lockheed, in pursuing its commercial interests, had become a nefarious political actor in Japan. It had secretly retained Kodoma as its sales agent, a leader of that political faction in Japan which the United States government had regarded, since the close of World War II, as inimical to our national interests. And, in making pay-offs to various politicians in the Japanese government, the company contributed...
...Japanese case, Lockheed's intention to pay Japanese officials in order to advance the sale of the Tristar was clear from the sworn testimony and documentary record in the subcommittee's possession. But because of the absence of incontrovertible proof that payments had actually been received by the intended officials, the subcommittee had to proceed with caution. Special procedures were devised...