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John Kenneth Galbraith, Paul M. Warburg Professor of Economics, said yesterday that he has agreed to accept nomination to the chairmanship of Americans for Democratic Action, but not because of a growing concern over the Vietnam war as had been speculated...
Twice previously, Galbraith, ADA vice-chairman since 1964, was asked to accept the chairmanship, but declined...
...Senate committee, composed of three Democrats and three Republicans under the chairmanship of Mississippi Democrat John Stennis, was chiefly concerned with one crucial point. Was the money Dodd's to spend as he saw fit, or was it raised as campaign contributions and therefore unusable for any other purpose? If Dodd's supporters merely meant to present him with gifts, then the money was his-tax-free. If, on the other hand, they were led to believe that they were contributing to his campaign chest, then the Senator's diversion of the funds could...
...said that Republicans are never happier than when they are fighting with each other. I, however, am not at all happy in calling down those of my fellow Republican Club members who crashed the recent SDS election in an attempt to win that organization's co-chairmanship. Their action was not only in poor taste, it went contrary to their stated purpose of "starting a dialogue" with the SDS. If such was their aim, why did not they work through the Republican Club itself and request time to make a friendly challenge to SDS at one of its regular meetings...
Some distinction was made in your article between a "serious" and a non-serious group of GOP crashers. To my mind there is no difference: both sets showed great political irresponsibility and lack of judgment. Perhaps the best punishment for the so-called "serious candidate" for the co-chairmanship would have been for him to be elected and required to serve...