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I went to hear Spiro Agnew
speak, but the next day after
reading the article in the CD, I
wondered if I had heard the
same Spiro Agnew that Tom
Tanton reported on. The
crowd I was in was not openly
hostile, of course there were a
few boos, but Spiro was not
"Harassed by catcalls,
questions and boos by a largely
hostile audience," as described
by Mr. Tanton.

The "Spiro in '76" and
"Watergate" banners were
blown up into a major incident
and placed near the front of
the article. Still more baffling
to me was how the editorial on
the second page contradicted
the comments made in the
front page article.

The writer of the editorial
remarked that Agnew "kept his
audience as well as himself
remarkably composed and
attentive. Those of us who
came anticipating a prize fight
left a bit disappointed."

Obviously, both of these
views cannot be right. I would
like to suggest that in the
future Mr. Tanton either report
what actually happened or
confine his comments to the
editorial page.