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...that Lavelle was "terminated today at the request of the President." Gorsuch fired several of Lavelle's top aides and put an armed guard in front of her office to prevent her from removing files. "I felt my resignation would be tantamount to admitting I had something to hide," says a still feisty Lavelle. "I certainly do not." For her part, Gorsuch said she was troubled by Lavelle's "reluctance to enforce" the program. "I don't view the business community as our major constituency. I view the American people as our major constituents," she said...
...patriotic duty to report any foreign-looking types who visit her apartment building at odd hours. In a society where many people routinely break laws against black-market activities just to get by, everyone is vulnerable to denunciation by a neighbor or friend who has his own sins to hide...
...House Appropriations Committee charges that the Navy has used "irresponsible funding manipulations" and has been guilty of "concealing some essential facts." It accuses the Navy of using funds left over from other aircraft programs to hide recurring cost overruns on the Hornet, of shifting money from testing equipment and other support facilities to meet the rising production bills, and of spreading the expenditures incurred in previous years over contracts that should apply only to current or future years. In addition, the committee asserts that the Navy has held down its ostensible costs by delaying the installation of essential combat equipment...
...Whatever way it goes, it will be rather decisive," she says, "and that's a horrible pressure. I'm sick just talking about it. I've been given a great shot-a great script, a great director and a great company-and there is nobody to hide behind...
...debt crisis flared in 1981, Western banks pulled out money that they had on deposit in Eastern Europe. Now the National Savings Bank in Budapest intends to get some of that cash back. Its strategy: to compete with the fabled Swiss banking gnomes for Western customers who want to hide their hoards. Switzerland last year became less of a haven because the government loosened its secrecy laws to allow banks, in some cases, to reveal information on accounts held by suspected criminals. The Hungarians, however, promise absolute confidentiality. Moreover, the bank pays 13.5% interest on one-year deposits...