Richardson's plea helped spare Agnew prison time says 1973 papers
Suppressed papers cited by Jack Anderson and Les Whitten reveal Attorney General Elliott Richardson pressed for a deal to end Spiro Agnew’s tenure. Negotiations with Baltimore prosecutors led to a 1973 agreement avoiding jail, with Agnew pleading nolo contendere to tax evasion and paying a $10,000 fine. The article recounts contentious talks in Alexandria and at the Justice Department ending in Agnew’s resignation on October 10, 1973.
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Washington
Spiro Agnew
Elliot Richardson
Agnew
Richardson
Baltimore
U.S
George Beall
William Ruckelshaus
Henry Petersen
Nixon
Senate
Beall
Alexandria
Walter Hoffman
Justice Department
Hoffman
Strut by candidates is meaningless stuff
Ray Cromley critiques a daylong gathering of eight presidential hopefuls, calling them automatons more concerned with form than substance. He labels many as charlatans, notes vague policy proposals, and highlights performative theater in both Democratic and Republican pitches.
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Ray Cromley
Washington
NEA
Consumers disagree with forecasters on 1976 growth pace
AP summarizes how U S consumers doubt robust GNP gains. Surveys from First National City Bank University of Michigan and The Conference Board show skepticism about quick recovery, with most expecting slow improvement or no “good times” in five years. Despite 14 percent November retail sales rises inflated by 7.6 percent, mood remains cautious and influenced by unemployment and price gains.
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John Cunniff
New York
First National City Bank
University of Michigan Survey Research Center
Fabian Linden
The
Conference Board
Sindlinger & Co
Energy parks may shape future power plants and land use
The piece explains energy parks as clusters of coal and nuclear plants in remote areas linked by high voltage lines. Proponents in Pennsylvania cite standardized construction and lower costs, while critics warn of nuclear risks and environmental impacts. public support is vital for progress.
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Don Oakley
Edison Electric Institute
National Trade Association of Electric Utilities
John Saeger
Soviet Union
Leningrad
Pennsylvania
Colby signals US covert actions in Angola civil war
The CIA director implies a paramilitary US role in Angola amid its civil war as factions align with communist or Western powers. He warns against entanglement similar to Vietnam, arguing that a full US or Soviet intervention could trigger broader conflict and World War III.
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CIA
United States
Angola
Free World
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