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...Spiro Agnew, among others, has observed that the nation's media are dominated by doom and crisis; good news is no news, it seems. Now, for the Vice President and other frustrated optimists, there is hope-in the form of a forthcoming Sacramento weekly called The Aquarian Times, billed by Publisher Bill Bailey, a former adman, as "America's first good-news newspaper." The Times will ban ads for cigarettes and skin flicks. The first issue, ready next week, will list stocks-but only those that have gone up. The lead story will report that...
...with little contradiction. He monopolizes news-media coverage. He injects excitement into state contests that have evoked ennui. Hence the President will have covered at least 22 states in the campaign's final 21 days. Last week he sent Pat to Michigan, Minnesota, Florida and Nevada; Spiro Agnew continued to sweep across the country juggernaut-style, scourging radic-libs (see ESSAY...
...Chicago, Vice President Agnew declared that such demonstrators were "garbage" which should be separated from the rest of society by electing Administration-favored, law-and-order candidates...
WYOMING: Democratic Senator Gale McGee, a target of Nixon and Agnew, has proved to be an clusive target. He supports the President's Indochina policy and has remained friendly to the big oil interests which dominate the state. McGee's opponent, Rep. John S. Wold, enjoys the wholehearted support of the Administration, but McGee seems safe for a third term...
Vice President Agnew has recently made searing attacks on the senator, and last week President Nixon declined to support Goodell and all but endorsed Buckley...