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...Robert Byrd wrote "Little Bitty Pretty One," who sang "Pretty Little Angel Eyes...
Married. Beverley Bigelow Byrd, 21, daughter of Virginia's Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr., a sales assistant for a brokerage firm; and U.S. Army Lieut. George Partridge Greenhalgh, 23, whom she has known since childhood; in an Episcopal ceremony in Winchester...
...Step. It appeared, however, that the Senator jumped to avoid the embarrassment of being pushed. "Byrd is the end of a dynasty of true conservatives," said one knowledgeable Senate aide. "His state is no longer conservative. Young Harry is out of step." No one seems to realize that better than Byrd himself. In 1966 he won the nomination to serve out his father's unexpired sixth term by only 8,200 votes. This year he faced determined Democratic opposition in the primary. His decision to defect removed him from a contest that he was likely to lose and assured...
Even there his chances are poor, and Byrd may well finish third in a three-way race. The Democrats, with powerful labor and civil rights support, are expected to make an all-out effort to defeat Byrd. The Republicans, who in the old days declined to waste effort by opposing Byrd père, are also planning a full-scale campaign for a seat that could tip the party balance in the Senate. Their move could effectively block any Byrd ambitions to pick up the G.O.P. nomination for himself...
...Prospect. Byrd may not be the only prominent Democrat to bolt the party this year. Mississippi's John Stennis is frequently mentioned as a possible crossover, a suggestion that he denies. Texas State Representative W.R. (Bill) Archer, elected as a Democrat in 1968, is already running for Congressman George Bush's seat as a Republican. But the man most likely to switch is Georgia's archsegregationist Governor Lester Maddox. Prevented by state law and a negative court ruling from seeking reelection, he has announced as a candidate for lieutenant governor. He is thinking of running...