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c r a s h .

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w i t h t h c f a c t u a l s i t u a t i . o n s o much a s mcet inlS t h e o b j e c t i . o n s

t h a t t l ic Covcrnmcnt l ias r a i s c d or1 t h c i r ~ r ~ o t i o n .

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r c q u c s t 1: s u l ) r ; ~ i t a w r j . t t c ~ 1 d e n i a l o f a h e a r i n g .

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was e v e r lnaclc d u r i n g t h e w r i t i n g s I h a d w i t h t h e C i v i l S e r v i c e

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d i d n o t o c c u r u n t i l t h e C i v i l S e r v i c e C o u r t o f A p p e a l s had

r e v i e w e d t h e d e c i s i o ~ i o f J u n e 7 t h , , 1968 , t h e n i . d c n t i . f i e d Ine a s

h a v i n g r e f u s e d a h e a r i n g , wh ich was n o t t h e c a s e .

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wcl.1 show t h a t 1 c o i ~ t i n u : i l l y rcc- luestcd h e a r i n g b e f o r e t l i [ :

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t o c o o p e r a t c w i t h t h e C i v i l S e r v i c e Commission i n v e s t i g a t o r s .

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KENNETH G . COMBS C E R T I F I E D SHORTHAND REPORTER

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investigator a t t h a t tillre.

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I re fusec l t o c o o p e r a t e alid t h e documents I b e l i e v e show p r e t t y

inuch I d i d n o t .

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t h e Rcg iona l O f f i c e , a g a i n s e n t all i nves t i . ga i :o r o u t s i x nrontlls

l a t e r .

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KENNETH G . COMBS C E R T I F I E D SHORTHAND REPORTER

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ment . A j o b abandonlnent, by t h e F e d e r a l P e r s o n n e l FIanual ,

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KENIJETH G . COMES C E R T I F I E D SHORT HANO REPORTER

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j ob r e i n s t n t e m c n t .

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interested i n u n l e s s s o m e t h i n g c a n be done a b o u t t h e FAA.

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t l i e b a s i c a c t i o n h e r e i s s e e k i n g a ! ~ r i t ' o f Mandan~us c o n c c ~ . n i ~ l g

t i l e G o v e r n ~ a e n t n ~ i s c o n t l . u c t , s e e k i n g t o h a v e j u d i c i a l r e v i c w c f

t h e Govcrnlnent m i s c o n d u c t and a s s u c h I b e l i d v e my job

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d u t i e s v h i l c I was a Fede ra l A v i a t i o n I n s p e c t o r .

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a s t o t h e f i r s t c a u s e o r a c t i o n b e i n g t h e I:/\/\ ~ l l i s c o l l d u c t . 'I'hat

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h a v e t h e a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e k 'cderal Av ia t i . on A d m i n i s t r a t i o n

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KENNETH G . COMBS CEI(TIF'IED SHORTHANO R E P O R T E R

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t h e a i r p l a r l c sys t em h a s s t a n t l i r i g t o 1 )e ing a s u i t t o a sk C O I -

t11 i s k i n d o f rc3 . icF . I :ur t l~c:r , Your Ilonor, ; I S p l ;~ - in I : i if 11jo1scl-f

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t11.i s rl lattcr and has I ) C C I I i n t l lc process o f i ~ ~ v c s t i ~ ; : ~ t i n , i ; t l l i s .

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