This Day In 1970's History: Saturday November 13, 1976
- Improper South Korean lobbying in Washington was not significantly acted on by senior Nixon administration officials because they did not want to jeopardize Seoul's commitment of 52,000 troops to the Vietnam War, according to a former State Department official in charge of Korean affairs. He said in an interview that Nixon administration leaders did not want to embarrass an ally. [New York Times]
- The third-ranking official of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, who was reportedly responsible for coordinating activities of Korean operatives in Washington, has been dismissed by President Park Chung Hee. The operatives were said to include Park Tong Sun, a businessman, and Pak Bo Hi, a major official in the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church. [New York Times]
- The Defense Department is trying to work out an arrangement to relieve Jimmy Carter of the need to make a major decision on the future of the B-1 bomber program soon after he becomes President. Pentagon officials said the interim plan would allow production to proceed but in a way that would not "box in" Mr. Carter. [New York Times]
- Revising the federal campaign law and liberalizing its fund restrictions is a goal of many congressional activists. One group seeks to widen the subsidy concept, linked to spending limits, to cover all congressional candidates by 1978. There is little or no desire to alter the basic reforms of the new law. [New York Times]
- Federal aid programs were discussed by Democratic Governors of seven Northeastern states, who expect favorable policies for the region by President-elect Carter. At the conference in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., more than 100 specialists prepared proposals on welfare, transportation, energy and unemployment that will be distilled by the Governors tomorrow for what Governor Carey called "an agenda for action." [New York Times]
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