Agnew’s Political Pivot From Democrat to Nixon Ally
Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew has shifted from liberal Democrat to conservative Republican in recent months. He moved from backing Rockefeller to leaning toward Nixon, while denying political ambition beyond his governor’s term and blaming leftward shifts on others.
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John Woodfield
Associated Press
Wester
Maryland
America
Mahoney
Mrn Mahoney
Agnew
Miami Beach
Miami Beath
Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Gov
Mi‘ami Beach
Holt
Agnew’s Early Career and Family Ties Highlight Maryland Roots
The article notes Agnew as a practicing attorney turned Baltimore County executive. It details his wartime Army service, switch from Democrat to Republican after 1946, and his marriage to Eleanore Isobel Judefind in 1942. They have four children, including Randy, then serving in Vietnam.
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Baltimore County
Maryland
University of Baltimore
Agnew
Elinore Isobel
Judy” Judefind
Randy
Vietnam
Negro Actors Grow in Number
Hollywood trade writer Gene Handsaker notes growing Negro presence in show business. Diahann Carroll leads Julia for fall TV. Soul marks network TV's first all Negro variety special. Julian Mayfield, 40, transitions from writer to actor in Up Tight after varied work, argues Black progress remains limited by craft union barriers.
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Gene Handsaker
Hollywood
Trade
Diahann Carroll
Julia
Rowan and Martin
Network TV
Lou Rawls
Nipsey Russell
Jules Dassin
Topkapi
Paramount
Dassin
Julian Mayfield
Mayfield
South Carolina
Washing
Ruby Dee & Young
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Ghana
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Winchester
Boch
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Garden City, Ks
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Mr. AG
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Calif. Thompson
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Garden City
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