Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday August 27 1998 — Page 5 H Reno orders second look at Gore’s calls for funds WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Janet Reno is ordering another look at Vice President Al Gore's telephone calls soliciting campaign contributions to see whether an independent counsel should be named officials say On Wednesday Reno authorized a second y preliminary investigation by her campaign finance task force into the 45 telephone calls Gore made from his office in the fall of 1995 and spring of 1996 Last December she closed a similar y probe of Gore’s Vice President Al Gore gestures ae he stands next to his wife Tipper Gore during on Wednesday a fund-reis- er In tributions to President Bush in 1992 and Sen Bob Dole in 1993 Sun-LaProducts of Califor nia a dried fruits and nuts i based in Pleasanton pleaded guilty Wednesday The admitted it gave $37000 through its directors to Bush's nd campaign and Dole's political action committee prosecutors said Corporate contributions to federal candidates are illegal Sun-Lan- d is a subsidiary of Growers of Call- fornia an agricultural cooperative tint has been convicted in a Sun-Diamo- 7 Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch said that although Reno’s move “could be perceived as a delaying tactic 1 feel it would be prudent to defer any conclusive ah counsel law Reno relayed her e decision to a court that picks counsels but the court did not immediately authorize her to publicly announce it according to officials who spoke on condition of anonymity separate case of making illegal campaign contributions to the brother of former Agriculture fOe urxii comments on this matter until after the attorney general has had the opportunity to discuss this with me in greater detail" Hatch is scheduled to be Pianos Secretary Mike Espy The Justice Department said the company paid $2500 to each of its 16 directors who were not in her to seek an imlependcnt counsel Citing that memo and similar Dan Burton called Reno's decision “inaction” that “has done nothing to allay our R-I- concerns that something is seri- ously wrong at the Justice Department' Burton added that Reno's move reinforces the decision by the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee which Burton chairs voted to hold Reno in contempt for refusing to turn over the Freeh and LaBella memos The full House has yet lo vote on the contempt citation Justice officials also said Reno continues to weigh whether to y start a separate preliminary inquiry into the role of former White House deputy chief of staff Harold lekes in campaign 90-da- fundraising Free Senior Photo with thr purrhnr o bpJChmqr 753-450- 0 agreed to pay a criminal fine of $400000 to the government and a civil penalty of $80000 to the Federal IElections Commission Eric W Bloom a lawyer for Sun-Lasaid the company “is most pleased to have the investigation come to an end and to nave successfully put this matter behind the company" LaBella on the case and on LaBella's July 16 memo urging iil J l!U'k to S( Imnl misdemeanor criminal violations of federal election laws and paign finance task force Charles A--l ( S20 FunUj Sitting PhotaHerltagc Photography MS & Mata Login THREAD MM 563-300- T I MAGES 0 75M7S2 nd and Dole committees Some but not all of the directors and their relatives made the Donald Smaltz the dent counsel said he discovered' Bush committee received misdeeds while looking into $16000 and the Dole committee $21000 prosecutors said Dole was the Republican nominee for nd and turned the case over to the Justice Department after determining that Espy was president in 1996 Sun-Lapleaded guilty to two not involved nd More Texas towns face flooding LAREDO Tekas (AP) — A flood crest spawned by a deadly tropical storm rolled down the Rio Grande today threatening residents of two communities after sparing much of Laredo any 0 y three-judg- OAKLAND Cslif (AP) — An agricultural company was fined $480000 for making illegal con- Df evi- As required by the independent Agricultural company admits illegal donations to Bush Dole 1 Republicans who have demand ed repeatedly that Reno appoint an independent counsel to look into the fund-raisiactivities of the 1996 Clinton-Gor- e campaign probe Reno is likely to again reject an independent counsel investigation of these calls Son Francisco FBI Director Louis Freeh Rep the calls and “has fully completely and honestly answered every question" Reaction was mixed from 90-da- AP photo proper" Lehane said Wednesday evening Gore's attorney James F Neal said the vice president has been interviewed twice about calls saying there wasn't evidence to warrant an independent counsel investigation Justice 90-da- briefed next Tuesday by Reno and the former chief of her cam- dent's actions were legal and recommendation last fall from 90-da- officials say that unless new dence emerges during this Gore spokesman Chris Lehane said the Justice Department has not told the vice president of any decision by Rena “Wherever this process may go and in whatever stage it may end we're completely confident that it will show that the vice presi- serious damage The crest was expected to hit hard today down river at El Ceni zo ndRio Bravo home of about 7000 people About 25 residents were led from their homes in Rio Bravo this morning as die river partially flooded at least 30 homes said 1t&id the'ilvei' Would Storm Charley — closed three not tike high enough to wipe out her home “If the water does get this high then I'll run” she said The river was slowly receding today in Laredo leaving relatively little damage On Wednesday the caused by remnants of ' bridges linking Laredo to Nuevo Laredo Mexico The Colombia international bridge where the river crested at 37 feet above flood stage Wednesday was set to reopen this morning A decision on the other bridges was to be made later today ! 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