Word: ridded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...clamor reached such a point that Nixon Spokesman Warren was forced to assert that no one in the White House was trying to push Agnew to resign. Indeed, it could be argued that while Nixon might very well like to be rid of the Agnew problem, it was by no means certain that he wanted to get rid of Agnew. Dumping the Vice President simply made no political sense, Nixon aides kept insisting. After all, the President had twice picked Agnew as his running mate. Said one aide: "Let's face it; if Agnew goes down the tube, that...
...balance, whatever reluctance the President might feel about getting rid of Agnew, he had scarcely demonstrated it very convincingly...
...Chile's airports and closed the borders to Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. A state of siege was imposed throughout the country, and Santiago was subject to a round-the-clock curfew. Violators were warned that they would be shot on sight. While the army struggled to rid Santiago of leftist snipers, householders kept their heads down because itchy soldiers fired whenever a window went up too fast. There were rumors that pro-Allende army units were in command of the southern part of the country. By week's end, the military officially declared that life in the capital...
...campaign. Last month the two companies were charged with price cutting in order to drive smaller competitors out of business and with trying to monopolize the tire-replacement market. In the first important divestiture suit of the Nixon Administration, Justice is asking that the tire companies get rid of enough assets to make the industry competitive again...
...cheerleaders. He discovers that he can't. The one who is reticent about leaving home spends the night pursuing a boss blond, more dream than dreamy, who is tooling in a white T-bird. Milner, a lonely fellow at heart, wastes half the evening trying to get rid of a junior high school girl he has picked up by mistake, and spends the other half learning to appreciate her company. The jerk is able to pick up a good looking blonde because she thinks he can buy her liquor, and he occupies himself by trying to win the girl with...