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Prince George’s County, Md. Councilmember Gladys Spellman, King County, Wash. Councilmember Ed Munro and NACo Executive Director Bernie Hillenbrand post with Vice President Spiro Agnew (second from left), who had served as Baltimore County, Md. executive early in his career.
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