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Agnew Gala Stirs Sinatra Into Song
In Baltimore a Republican gala honoring Vice President Spiro Agnew drew about 2,500 attendees who paid 100 to 250 per seat for a night featuring jokes by Bob Hope and performances by Ray Bolger and others. Frank Sinatra, returning after a year away, sang a personalized lyric to The Lady is a Tramp, saying the event marked his first in a year and his last. Attendees included James Stewart, Chuck Connors, John Mitchell, Eva Gabor, and several astronauts. Agnew spoke briefly and thanked the entertainers, with details on funds raised not released.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
Frank Sinatra
Bob Hope
Lyric Theater
Ray Bolger
Agnew
Sinatra
Las Vegas
James Stewart
Chuck Connors
James Drury
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Eva Gabor
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Eugene A. Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford