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The remains of M. Larry Lawrence will be removed from Arlington National Cemetery, the White House confirmed Monday, amid a rising outcry over evidence that the late ambassador and friend of President Clinton's had invented his story of heroic service in World War II. Shelia D. Lawrence, Lawrence's widow, released a letter saying that she has decided to bring his remains "home to San Diego" because the month-old controversy over his disputed burial "precludes his resting there in peace."

When Republicans last month seized upon a conservative magazine's allegation that the Clinton administration gave waivers for burial in Arlington National Cemetery to favored campaign contributors, Army Secretary Togo D. West Jr. responded with a spirited and detailed denial, criticizing unverified reporting. Many, including this editorial page, agreed that allegations are not facts and suspicion is not evidence. It now appears that in at least one case, involving M.

If he is controversial in death, M. Larry Lawrence was even more so in life. News accounts about his putative service in the merchant marine and the dispute over whether he deserved to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery have referred to Lawrence as a hotel owner and big-time Democratic contributor. That's a bit like saying the late FBI director J. Edgar Hoover was a stout man who headed a federal agency.

If he is controversial in death, M. Larry Lawrence was even more so in life. News accounts about his putative service in the merchant marine and the dispute over whether he deserved to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery have referred to Lawrence as a hotel owner and big-time Democratic contributor. That's a bit like saying the late FBI director J. Edgar Hoover was a stout man who headed a federal agency.

M. Larry Lawrence, ambassador to Switzerland, operator of the celebrated Hotel del Coronado, and a major Democratic fund-raiser for decades, has died Tuesday at age 69 at his official residence in Bern, Switzerland. Although no cause of death was announced, Lawrence had fought cancer for years. "He was one of those rare men who accomplish a great deal in their lives," San Diego Mayor Susan Golding said. "He was a philanthropist and a tough businessman.

According to terms of the loan to M. Larry Lawrence, Greenwich, Conn.-based Primerica, the former American Can Co., will receive a percentage of the cash flow generated by the historic Hotel del Coronado near San Diego, which will celebrate its 100th birthday next year. Primerica will also provide unspecified amounts of capital to be used for improvements at the hotel. Lawrence said the $205 million will be used to consolidate existing debt at several of his wholly owned companies.

EASTWARD HO: California Democrats are still plucking plum posts in the Clinton Administration. Sources say Patti Garamendi, a three-time loser in campaigns for the state Assembly, state Senate and Congress, looks to be a winner at the Peace Corps. Garamendi was once a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia with her husband, John, the California insurance commissioner. She is expected to take charge of recruiting and public relations at the agency started by former President John F. Kennedy. . . . M.

When Republicans last month seized upon a conservative magazine's allegation that the Clinton administration gave waivers for burial in Arlington National Cemetery to favored campaign contributors, Army Secretary Togo D. West Jr. responded with a spirited and detailed denial, criticizing unverified reporting. Many, including this editorial page, agreed that allegations are not facts and suspicion is not evidence. It now appears that in at least one case, involving M.

The remains of M. Larry Lawrence will be removed from Arlington National Cemetery, the White House confirmed Monday, amid a rising outcry over evidence that the late ambassador and friend of President Clinton's had invented his story of heroic service in World War II. Shelia D. Lawrence, Lawrence's widow, released a letter saying that she has decided to bring his remains "home to San Diego" because the month-old controversy over his disputed burial "precludes his resting there in peace."

Seeking to snuff out a controversy, the Clinton administration on Friday released the names of 69 people given special permission for burial at Arlington National Cemetery as Democratic officials asserted that only one was a big party donor. Army Secretary Togo West Jr.

M. Larry Lawrence, the late owner of San Diego's Hotel Del Coronado and a major donor to President Clinton, is a focus of a House panel's investigation into whether the administration rewarded contributors with burial plots in Arlington National Cemetery, congressional officials said Thursday.

M. Larry Lawrence, ambassador to Switzerland, operator of the celebrated Hotel del Coronado, and a major Democratic fund-raiser for decades, has died Tuesday at age 69 at his official residence in Bern, Switzerland. Although no cause of death was announced, Lawrence had fought cancer for years. "He was one of those rare men who accomplish a great deal in their lives," San Diego Mayor Susan Golding said. "He was a philanthropist and a tough businessman.

EASTWARD HO: California Democrats are still plucking plum posts in the Clinton Administration. Sources say Patti Garamendi, a three-time loser in campaigns for the state Assembly, state Senate and Congress, looks to be a winner at the Peace Corps. Garamendi was once a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia with her husband, John, the California insurance commissioner. She is expected to take charge of recruiting and public relations at the agency started by former President John F. Kennedy. . . . M.

The broom is about to sweep through many Southland brokerages, as Wall Street again cuts staff to deal with its continuing business slump. To many corporate treasurers, money managers and individual investors, the latest purge of brokers and investment bankers may just seem like more comeuppance for an industry that enjoyed an orgy of riches in the 1980s. But the new round of layoffs may hurt more than those getting the pink slips.

The broom is about to sweep through many Southland brokerages, as Wall Street again cuts staff to deal with its continuing business slump. To many corporate treasurers, money managers and individual investors, the latest purge of brokers and investment bankers may just seem like more comeuppance for an industry that enjoyed an orgy of riches in the 1980s. But the new round of layoffs may hurt more than those getting the pink slips.

M. Larry Lawrence, the late owner of San Diego's Hotel Del Coronado and a major donor to President Clinton, is a focus of a House panel's investigation into whether the administration rewarded contributors with burial plots in Arlington National Cemetery, congressional officials said Thursday.