Agnew Resigns After Tax Evasion Plea Lights Sparked Exit
Washington AP report details Spiro Agnew retreating from national stage after pleading no contest to federal income tax evasion. The 54 year old vice president, once a rising political star, faced mounting pressure following sharp Los Angeles speech accusing officials of framing him. His final decision to resign appeared crystallized after a New York appearance and a Baltimore courtroom plea, ending a dramatic political arc.
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Agnew
Maryland
New York
White House
Washington
John Murphy Dunn
Baltimore
Richard Nixon
Politicians react to Agnew resignation and plea
Governors and party leaders across the country expressed shock and sadness at Spiro Agnew resigning as vice president and pleading no contest to income tax evasion. They praised his courage, hoped for a less partisan successor, and called for swift action to fill the post.
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Associated Press
Spiro T. Agnew
Patrick J. Lucey
Wisconsin
Lucey
Agnew
Baltimore
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
California
Ronald Reagan
GOP
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Democratic Party
Carter
Nixon
Daniel J. Evans
Washington
National Governors Conference
Nixon faces new vice president choice amid Watergate fallout
AP analyzes a term of triumph turned scandal as Spiro Agnew resigns over income tax evasion. Nixon moves to name a successor, needing Senate confirmation in a Democratic Congress, while ongoing disputes over White House tapes threaten to complicate the nomination and test presidential authority.
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Justice Department
Nixon
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Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Washington
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Watergate
Congress
Albert Likes The Job He Has Until Nixon Chooses VP
Albert's lifelong aim was Speaker of the House, a role he achieved in 1971 after rising from Oklahoma congressman to Democratic whip and later majority leader. At 65, he has no serious presidentiaI ambitions and believes the House, close to the people, is the ideal public service job.
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House of Representatives
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Oklahoma
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Harvard
Richard Nixon
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Rayburn
John McCormick
Joe Cannon
Union Sets Ford Strike
DETROIT AP The United Auto Workers union says it will strike Ford Motor Co on Oct 26 if a new national contract is not reached by Oct 22 Woodcock said the decision was made by the union s Ford Bargaining Committee
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United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Ford Bargaining Committee
Agnew Resigns as Vice President in 1973 Letter
Text of Spiro Agnew's resignation letter to Secretary Kissinger effective immediately and Nixon's reply praising Agnew's service. The documents note Agnew's decision to relinquish the vice presidency to avoid a prolonged national conflict and Nixon's supportive response.
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United States
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Pickle Packers Pick Pickle Pickle Packers Pick Pickle
In Miami the Pickle Packers International Association announced they have chosen U.S. Rep. J. J. Pickle of Texas for the post of vice president. A spokesman called him astute conscientious thoughtful and deliberate.
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Pickle Packers
U.S
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Jake” Pickle
Texas
Pickle Packers International Association
Pickle
MHS Pep Squad Sweaters Arrive And Hunger Hike Set
Mexico High School announces Thoenen's sells Pep Squad sweaters for 9.27 dollars. Hunger hike on Saturday Oct 20 at 9 am raises funds for the hungry worldwide, sponsored by CROP and Mexico Ministerial Alliance. Sign up in the cafeteria during lunch tomorrow. Make up portraits Oct 18 and 19 at Calvert Studio with reduced student rate. No school on those days due to Parent Teacher conferences.
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Calvert Studio
Derailment Sparks Fire In Main Street at MARKED TREE
In MARKED TREE Arkansas a Frisco freight derailed 35 cars beside Frisco Street close to the depot. Firemen battled flames as three propane cars and naphtha were involved with danger of explosion. No injuries reported. downtown access could be restricted.
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Memphis
Tenn
Pemphrey
Johnny Montgomery
Montgomery
al Hale
McGovern aide denies crime in Watergate hearing
Former McGovern campaign aide Rick Stearns testified to the Senate Watergate committee that the 1972 campaign made mistakes but did not commit crimes. He warned against using dirt to attack McGovern's campaign and described slander tied to anti Nixon demonstrations.
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DeVan L. Shumway
Nixon Reelection Committee
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Watergate Committee
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Century Plaza
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Watergate
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Democrats
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Haldeman
Mrs Dowell Appointed Assistant Director of Nursing at Audrain
Barbara Dowell R N will become assistant director of nursing services at Audrain Medical Center Jan 1. She has led psychiatric nursing at AMC East Central Missouri Mental Health Center and previously directed nursing education at Fulton State Hospital.
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Mexico School of
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Granite City
Ilinois
Fulton Public Schools
Mexico Methodist Cooperative
Mexico
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Deaconness Hospital School of Nursing
St. Louis
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St. Charles
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Kenneth Dowell
Route 1
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Howard Willis
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Donald DD
Jean) Thompson
Missouri
Plaza Inn
Kansas City
Agnew rising star and fall amid Nixon era turmoil
The text traces Spiro Agnew from his 1960s rise as a Nixon spokesman through his 1970s running mate role and 1974 Watergate fallout. It notes his controversial remarks, aggressive antiwar and press attacks, and later legal troubles as investigations into bribery and extortion surfaced, damaging his political trajectory.
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Nixon
Agnew
Massachusetts
John A. Volpe
White House
Baltimore County
Teasdale and Ferkenhoff Licensed To Marry
Joseph P. Teasdale 37 former Jackson County prosecutor and gubernatorial candidate obtained a marriage license with Mary T. Ferkenhoff 29 of Shawnee Mission Kansas. Teasdale practices law in Kansas City and Ferkenhoff works for Braniff International Airlines. Nodaway County sources confirmed the license Tuesday.
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Jackson County
Mary T. Ferkenhoff
Shawnee Mission
Kan
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Kansas City
Ferkenhoff
Braniff International Airlines
Nodaway County
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