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...since he was four years old," said Griffin, "and as an old Haldeman aficionado, I simply wanted to welcome home a favorite son. The public doesn't realize how much Bob sacrificed in government service." The guests at the private party in Perino's restaurant (menu: roast beef and apple cake à la mode) represented a well-heeled selection of the Southern California Establishment, including onetime Haldeman associates former Communications Director Herbert G. Klein and former HEW Secretary Robert H. Finch, Nixon Contributors Justin Dart and Holmes Tuttle, U.C.L.A. Chancellor Charles E. Young and Los Angeles Herald-Examiner...
...Paul, and his wife Lois are two of the more flamboyant party givers. They come in a purple 1951 school bus (the Vikings' colors are purple and gold), laden with the fruits of five weeks of planning-two quarter-barrels of Grain Belt beer, 18 Ibs. of roast beef, a ham, fish, potato salad and home-baked beans. They also bring a flatbed truck to serve as a stage for Joe Tomaszewski's six-piece Polish Show Band. "I don't hunt or fish-I just party," says Bernie Brodkorb. He is wearing a purple vinyl Vikings...
...Harvard Varsity Club opened its doors to a women's team for the first time yesterday to regale the Radcliffe Field Hockey varsity with roast beef at their pre-opener lunch...
Hatfield had never even phoned Agnew before, and had to inquire to get the Vice President's number. But Agnew, when he came on the line, jumped at the chance, canceling a date and arriving at Hatfield's office a full 15 minutes early. Munching halves of hot pastrami, roast beef and chicken salad sandwiches, Agnew listened politely as the ten Senators talked about their favorite bills. By custom, each man had two minutes, as measured by an hourglass. Then Hatfield gave the Vice President the floor...
...claimed was present during the transaction. "Such a thing is ridiculous," Jones said.) Prosecutors said that many payoffs delivered to Agnew were disguised as campaign contributions and were used to finance his political races over the years. One of the traditional devices was to sell tickets to a "bull roast" or some similar political festivity, since tickets costing less than $51 need not be reported. Green, Matz and Wolff have all been contributors to Agnew campaigns at one time or another, and Agnew has freely admitted that contractors are among those who have furthered his political fortunes...