Word: agnew
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...might be a good time to look at the other side of the Watergate coin. To get specific, I am suspicious of the current attack on Vice President Spiro Agnew [Aug. 20]. The attack seems too well planned and all too well timed. I suspect that this is a calculated political effort by the media to lynch Agnew, even before a grand jury convenes...
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...Agnew should leave office for any reason, Nixon would face a dilemma. His nominee as Agnew's successor must be approved by a majority of both the Senate and the House. Congress might refuse to confirm a weak or controversial appointee. On the other hand, the appointment of a strong, popular man would make Nixon's own resignation -or impeachment-more acceptable to much of the public...
September: Dale Anderson, Agnew's successor in 1966 as Baltimore County executive, will be arraigned in federal district court in Baltimore on charges of bribery, conspiracy and extorting kickbacks from eight engineering and consulting firms...
Sept. 19: Maryland Banker Blagden H. Wharton will go on trial in Anne Arundel Circuit Court in Baltimore on charges of perjury and falsifying campaign contribution reports concerning a dinner held for Agnew...