ONE OF TWENTY-ONE COINCIDENCES FROM THE LATE 1960’s / EARLY 1970’s

Nixon’s vice-president, Spiro Agnew, would have been the 38th president.  But he had to resign from office in October of 1973 for failing to report $29,500 of his income in 1967.    It’s called income tax evasion.  Otherwise, he would have been the 38th president.

But Spiro Agnew had to resign from office in October of 1973 for failing to report $29,500 of his income in 1967.  It’s called income tax evasion.  Otherwise, he would have been the 38th president.

But Spiro Agnew had to resign from office in October of 1973 for failing to report $29,500 of his income in 1967.  It’s called income tax evasion.  Otherwise, he would have been the 38th president.

I seem to be stuck in a loop.

INCOME TAXES & THE APOLLO ASTRONAUTS

“If anyone from the IRS is watching, I forgot to file my 1040 Return and I meant to do it today, but…” /  “That’s no joke.  They’ll jump on him.”  –from Apollo 13

THE INCOME OF TEST PILOTS

“A controversy arose over just how much bonus Slick Goodlin should receive for assaulting the dread Mach 1 itself.  Bonuses for contract test pilots were not unusual, but the figure of $150,000 was now bruited about.  The Army balked, and Yeager got the job.  He took it for $283 a month, or $3,396 a year, which is to say, his regular Army captain’s pay.”  –from the book The Right Stuff

THE INCOME OF UCLA BASKETBALL COACH JOHN WOODEN