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...jurists was an ill-advised comment by a previously obscure politician named René Tomasini, 51. Elected secretary-general of the Gaullist party only last month, the outspoken Tomasini made his maiden appearance before the parliamentary correspondents' association last week, and he sounded like a Gallic Spiro Agnew. He lauded the French policeman as "the representative of liberty." He declared that any breakdown in law-and-order was not the fault of the police but was due to "the cowardice of the magistrates." He lit into the state-owned television networks for showing "the negative aspects of French life...
...Spiro T. Agnew is a tough man to upstage-even on a golf course. True to form, the Vice President stole Act I at the $140,000 Bob Hope Desert Classic in Palm Springs with a dramatic pair of tee shots, both of which sliced into the gallery, causing something of a stir. But the closing curtain and encore went to an equally renowned performer: Arnold Palmer. In the kind of cliffhanging finish for which he is famous, Palmer coolly rammed home an 18-ft. putt on the first hole of a sudden-death play-off last week to defeat...
...Lincoln Day Dinner is not a fund-raising event, but a club function which is open to the public. "Anyonewith $25-and we would hope a genuine interest in hearing Mr. Agnew-is welcome. We're of course not interested in anyone who would try to use the dinner for his own political benefit," Bellamy explained...
...group is selling tickets to cover its expenses, Bellamy said. "We're responsible for the cost of chartering the plane, for the accommodation of Agnew, any staff he brings along, and for the Secret Service people who will be here. All of this is in addition to the cost of the food and the rental of the hall, he added...
...Young Republicans had hoped to meet with their selection for "Republican of the Year 1970,"-Vice President Spiro T. Agnew-but George H.Bredig '72, program director for the YR's, said that such a meeting could not be arranged...