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(Friday, January 26, 1979, stricken at 10:15 p.m. EST) — Nelson Rockefeller, the 41st Vice President of the United States from 1974 to 1977, during the administration of President Gerald Ford, died tonight from a heart attack at a townhouse he owned at 13 W. 54th St. in Manhattan.

The heart attack occurred in the late evening in the presence of Megan Marshack, a 25-year-old aide, leading to speculation regarding the possibility of an adulterous relationship between Rockefeller, 70, and Marshack.

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