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...Democratic leadership, O'Neill immediately sensed that Agnew was desperately trying to keep the case out of the courts. When there was some indecision about how the matter should be handled, O'Neill was the man mainly responsible for convincing Speaker Albert that he should reject the plea out of hand...
...even as much as my husband. And then I might not respect him. And then I might not respect him. And then I end up helping Teddy shave. Figuratively speaking. But you can see that it is still confusing. I mean, why should they write me a plea for financial support so I can help them make sure I will always need it myself? I guess I'll just have to leave that for M. Stanton to figure out. Maybe I should leave the whole thing...
...charge of income tax evasion (though his perquisites still include a Government-paid staff of six, a Secret Service detail and a limousine). Friends have been able to raise only $40,000 toward paying his legal bills, which may exceed $200,000. Last week, rejecting Agnew's plea "not to strip me of my means of livelihood," a three-judge panel appointed by the Maryland Court of Appeals unanimously agreed that Agnew should be disbarred. Said the court: "We see no extenuating circumstances allowing a lesser sanction." A final ruling by the full Appeals Court is expected by March...
...Special Prosecutor Jaworski said in an NBC interview that "discussions" between his office and "more than one" potential defendant in Watergate crimes are under way. Jaworski did not quarrel with the interpretation that this involved plea bargaining, in which some deal might be made to get the person's cooperative testimony...
...Prosecutor Leon Jaworski. As explained later by Jaworski, the meeting was called by him to seek information from Ehrlichman. No offer of any kind to settle Ehrlichman's case in return for his testimony was made, Jaworski said, although he conceded that the possibility of an Ehrlichman guilty plea had been raised earlier in a meeting sought by one of Ehrlichman's lawyers. There will be no deal for any defendant unless he makes "a clean breast" of all he knows, the prosecutor insisted. Jaworski also indicated that he has received "a large number of White House documents...