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PH 58-641 fa Tania lsstgpaieeaneliaiiadteateeeieanettinrth eteiicdentaionataddemmaianemaieneiamnents air --~—~aeaannmesss i ill et a ae re ee fengineering firms, contractors ‘Aghew's administtation.. | Childs and: J. “Walte? Joties, | who. quickly’ became wealthy in real: estate ventures, and I,. H. -(Bud): Hammetrhan, a mortgage banker.: and real estate . promotets ! became: ; ’ Agnew's’ ‘Biggest ' ernor ifi'1966: ‘and: ‘won: because port their candidate, “ - They ‘helped ra e" money -for chis’ gubernatorial’ cam- paign, ahd, accofding to: ‘the Baltimore ‘Sun, they helped’ fi- expenses wheil he . was ‘gov- ‘ernor, ‘Although many “members ostensibly. .aré: Déhiocrats). they. have -‘coritiniied to‘ coti- tional: ‘cattipaigns, . , After Agnew becdie- ~gover-. nor,. the Baltiinote ‘County consultants figuéed: in latge state contracts; like: tle sew Chesapeake: Bay Bridge, which. ended. zip: .costing $60: million aboye the, origirial$70- million estiinate, posed’ Baltimore: Harb bridge, ‘both - designed. by fim. On Friday,. ‘te Genera Sere vices. Adrhinistration,. .which. Jand operation of government ; | buildings, issued a report indi- Scating 1 that at Baltimore County’ 3: _ especially among consulting jfand . real . estate: promoters, Their wealth grew: during: * ‘They’ included. Wolff, ‘Mate’ ‘They ‘atid other . coritractors: bousters: when he rah for ,gov-, Democrats. declined’ to: ‘sup “ nahtce .a political fund—called r the “Exedutive Assermbly?— - that Agnew tsed for - political tribiite: to Agnew inhis nar and: ihe Pros" ro. | Parent: company | “OE “Wolff's, {supervises the - sconstruction: ‘ "firms have been getting a mess since '1969.. my Wolff's. firm. which 4 is; “ong | tained earlier this yea? asa. subcontractor. for ait: ‘ofthline * Baltimore city, firm. te to’. db. an building project for a fee ob $158; 243. " Matz; Childs, begitining in 1970; ‘has: Deeit hitéd’as a ‘sitb-. ; thi'eé: ‘jobs fotalling-$893000;, In addition, the: -fimi- got (aot. through GSA). a. Washington subway .contract ‘worth $663. 000 ‘ Jones, Matz, : Chitds, at _Agnew were partners - iii a denown), Son velopments. Last year Jones was chaii- man of the Maryland Finance Committée to. Re-elect the President: Thé leaders: of the state’s ‘Democrats for" Nixon-Agnew were W. Dale Hess, who; is ‘close toe ‘Detocratic, Gov. | Marviti: Mandel, and Haiy: We Rodgers 3d. Within the Jast two yeats, ‘Hess and Rodgers, execiitives: in ani instiratce-company; pur: sty’s leading consulting, firms— -a:prime contractor’ in. many, ‘state: projects, about: two yeats: “ald, Was, te | contractor: = consultaiit, for | 1966, land purchase near. thet: ‘site of the Chesapeake Bay | ~ Bridge, (Agnew, wit! hdrew. cat | ter. dt became —publitly: has: ‘prospered: in industtial park; ‘shopping. center, apartinetit complex” and, govetiment building - de-, .chased-one: of Baitimore Couri4 , greater share’.of federal’ ‘bush a t pens oa ‘ te