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The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, January 18, 1978-Page 3
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Park may oly implicate at few!
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Can it
One morning next week, Jimmy Carter may open his mailbox to be
greeted by an avalanche of beef and pop cans. No, the presidential
mail room hasn't been mistaken for the Department of Sanitation. It's
an effort by the National Clearinghouse on Deposit Legislation, which
has decided that the clatter of thousands of cans is a lot more effective
than a deluge of letters to support mandatory returnable beverage
containers. Yesterday, Ann Arbor'S U.S. Rep. Carl Pursell, (R-2nd
District), helped launch his own can on its way to the White House
from the Stadium Blvd. post office. Better save those cans, Jimmy.
We hear you can make a little money recycling aluminum.
Happenings...
... Project Outreach still has openings in several of its projects;
drop by 554 Thompson or call 79279 ... the Gay Academic Union
plans a brown bag lunch and discussion on "Gay Issues in Social
Work," at noon at Orange Julius on S. Forest ... the Ann Arbor
Committee for Human Rights in Latin America will also hold a brown
bag lunch at noon in Suite One of the Michigan League... from noon
until 2:00, representatives will be available to discuss financial aid for
graduate fellowships, Rackham 4th floor assembly hall ... at 2:00,
Prof. Jeffery Galper speaks at a symposium on "The Political Fun-
ctions of the Social Services" in Auditorium B, Angell Hall... the
Engineering School offers a double feature at 4:oo, Prof. 0. Lehto
elaborates on 'Definitions of Teichmuller Space" in Room 3201 Angell
Hall and Mahesh Aggareal will explore "Thermal High Temperature"
in Room 2042 G. G. Brown Lab... for those planning to really get
away from it all this summer, the International Center ,presents a
program on summer jobs abroad, featuring Europe and Israel, at 7:00
at the center ... at 7:30 a mass will be held for gay Christians in the
Lower Chapel of St. Mary's, 331 Thompson, . . and finally, the
sorority rush mass meeting will be held at 7:30, 3rd floor of the
Michigan League.
On the outside .. .
Dainty white snowflakes, each one different from the next, will drift
happily out of the sky at times today, landing softly on the dirty gray
ground. We can all frolic with the bunnies in the Arb as the tem-
perature reaches a tingly cold high of 19 during the day. Nlghtitme
temperatures will dip to a cold 8, so wear your gloves if you don't want
your little fingers to freeze off.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP)-Acting
U.S. Attorney General Benjamin
Civiletti suggested yesterday that the
questioning of Tongsun Park in the in-
fluence-peddling scandal may not
result in any indictments of present U.S.
officials or members of Congress.
Civiletti; chief U.S. interrogator of
Park for four days, told reporters, "In-t
all likelihood, there will be very few
possible criminal cases." The few cases t
that do result, he added, would apply
"primarily if not exclusively" to for-t
mer officials and private individuals.
THE JUSTICE Department official
said, however, that the testimony has
been "extremely useful."
Civiletti told a news conference prior
to his departure for Washington that
news reports about Park's testimony in
Seoul were "grossly exaggerated or
widely speculative" and that there was
no evidence of "certainly criminal con-
duct on the part of any vast number of
people, either former officials or
present."
He added, "I shuddered from time to
time when such exaggerations were
made."
ASKED IF he meant he expected no
indictments against current'
congressmen, Civiletti replied, "I
didn't say that, but that would be a
reasonable inference from what I did
say."
N.Last week Rep. Bruce Caputo (R-
N.Y.), a member of the House Ethics
Committee who attended the first two
sessions of interrogation, told reporters
Park admitted handing out "hundreds
of thousands of dollars" to "an awful lot
of people," including members, of both
houses of Congress.
The New York Times further repor-
ted that Park told his questioners that
he gave $750,000 in coert gifts and cash
payments to U.S. officials and political
campaigns from 1970 to 1975.
THE TIMES said $200,000 in cash was
given to former Rep. Otto Passman (D-
between the U.S. and the South korean
governments after Park and Seoul
authorities first refused testimony. The
agreement gave Clark immunity from
he was ready to negotiate Somefty
but was not sure whether that could be
done because he did not know exactly
the committee's position
"In all likelihood, there t
criminal cases." The few cap
apply "primary if not exclusi
and private individuals.'
-- Justice Dept. of
La.), $20,000 to President Nixon's 1972
re-election campaign, and $100,000 each
to former Reps. Richard Hanna of
California, and Cornelius Gallagher of
New Jersey, both Democrats.
Civiletti headed the interrogation of
Park for four days. Five associates,
under the leadership of prosecutor Paul
Michel, were to continue the
questioning for another seven days or
so.
In describing Park's testimony as
useful, Civiletti said he obtained direct
evidnce and testimony from Park
"which will be helpful for evaluation
and Justice Department in-
vestigation."
CIVILETTI said the fourth day of in-
terrogation mainly concerned Park's
rice dealings in America, whether he
had acted as a commission agent han-
dling Korean purchases of American
rice.
Park left Washington in the fall of 1976;
amid reports that he was suspected of
being the key figure in the Korean
payodd scandal. He was indicted sub-
sequently by a federal grand jury on 36
counts of bribery and other charges.
Civiletti conducted the interrogation
of Park under an agreement worked out
all criminal charges in exchange or
Korean Vice Justice Minister Lee
wi be veryfew possibleChong-won said it was his understaI-
f p sding that Civiletti would try to peF-
ses that do result would suade congressional committees do
substitute a transcript of Park's Justicie
vely" to former officials Department testimony for their inte4-
ded direct questioning of Park.
ficial Benjamin Ciuileitt Asked for comment on a clause in the
agreement which allows no questioning
truthful testimony. about Park's relationship with 'SoutU
Korean officials, Civiletti said, "I don't
IN THEIR questioning, the American think we have given up much of
investigators have been using a lie anything" by that limitation.
detector on Park.
Park's American lawyer, William He explained that his investigators
Hundley, was on hand during Civilettis can still ask about activities of Koread
news conference in the U.S. Embassy. officials that occurred in America or ii
Asked about the U.S. House of the presence of American officials in
Representatives Ethics Committee's South Korea.
plan to have Parl testify in its in-
vestigation of the scandal, Hundley said
TWO LECTURES by
Prof. Yaacov Ro
Dept. of Russian Studies 8
I Tel-Aviv University
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18-4 pm
West Conference Room, Rackham
"The Soviet Attitude Toward an
Arab-Israeli Settlement"
SPONSOR: Center for Russian and E. European Studies I
THURSDAY, JAN. 19-4 pm
Lecture Room I MLB
S"The Soviet Attitude Toward
the Existence of Israel" m
SPONSOR: Hillel, Program in Judaic Studies
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UAC-Medlatrics
The Last Picture Show
A film depicting life in a small Texas town in the early fifties.
TIMOTHY BOTTOMS (Paper Chase) is a sexually eager high
school student in this film noted for its authentic black and
white photography and skillful direction.
WED. JAN. 18-7 pm and 9 pm
Natural Science Aud. $1.50
the ann arbor film cooperative
TONIGHT! Wednesday, Jan. 18
CRIES AND WHISPERS
(Ingmar Bergman, 1972) 7, 8:40 & 10:20-AUD. A
Considered by many to be Bergman's masterwork. The imminent death of a
woman brings her two sisters and faithful servant to her side. Within this
frame, Bergman hauntingly explores family, devotion, love, pain, and the
constant mingling of life and death. N.Y. Film Critics Award-Best Picture,
Best Director, Best Screenplay; Academy Award-Best Cinematographer.
'This great, beautiful film represents the truest possible use of cinema as an
art form capable of probing the human spirit."-CUE. HARRIET ANDERSON,
INGRID THULIN, LIV ULLMANN, ERLAND JOSEPHSON.
admission $1.50
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SH7ANE 70048 9:15
B/W. The legendary gunfighter who does good. Shone wants to bury his past
B but 'ends up resorting to the gun to save the humble homesteaders he comes
* to respect. Shone is the American myth of one man against all the odds. ALAN
LADD, JEAN ARTHUR, VAN HEFLIN. JACK PALANCE. 1I
THURS: CITIZEN KANE
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CINEMA GUILD 7& 4:15 Admission$1.50
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Poetry Reading Tues.; January 24,8:00pm Rackham AuditorIum
VWiewpoint Lectures U-M Ann Arbor Tickets $1.50 General Admission
Tickets available at Ticket Central in the Michigan Union
Co-Sponsored by the English Deportment
Afternoon poetry workshop. For information call 763-1453 or 763-1107
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