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Reynolds testified that he paid that sum to Baker out of an approximate $10,000 commission he had earned for writing a performance bond on Philadelphia Contractor Matthew McCloskey, successful bidder on the stadium project. McCloskey, who recently resigned as U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, is a longtime Democratic Party moneybags. Reynolds said that Baker arranged for him to meet McCloskey in Baker's Capitol office. Reynolds also testified that he paid $1,500 from the same commission to William N. McLeod Jr., then clerk of the House of Representatives' District of Columbia Committee...
...United States would probably admit Asseyev's family upon his request, McCloskey said. There is some question, however, about the willingness of the Soviet Union to permit them to leave...
Robert J. McCloskey, State Department press officer, said last night that Asseyev's status would now be "up in the air," since it is impossible to know his intentions at this point...
There has been no reaction whatsoever from the Soviet Union in regard to this incident, McCloskey said. He pointed out that since there would be no official change in Asseyev's status here until his visa expires in June, the Soviet professor is "free to reconsider" his decision to remain here permanently...
Police reports on the incident were labelled confidential and detailed information was closely guarded over the weekend, causing many sources to speculate that the case would have serious international repercussions. McCloskey dismissed the theory, however, and said that it was extremely unlikely that the Soviet Union had had any hand in Saturday's events...