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Locke (P) was the owner of a typewriter repair company. P was awarded a contract by GSA for the repair, maintenance and reconditioning of typewriters in San Diego. P was to be put on a mandatory list of contractors to be used for that purpose. The agencies that were to use that contractor list were not under any duty to pick any specific contractor to perform the work; they only had to pick one from the list. P won the bid and accepted work under the contract. P was then terminated from the list. P filed an appeal to the Board of Review wherein it was agreed that the contract was terminated without proper cause, but that his claims for lost profits and defamation were denied. P appealed.

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