Word: congressmen
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Floods. President Johnson, along with Congressmen who represent the stricken areas, flew to the Midwest to see the damage for himself. He walked through the debris, examined the destruction, talked to survivors, assured them that the Government would help them get back on their feet again. When he left, his face reflected the same anguish that he had seen in the eyes of the tornado victims...
...those objectives." As a first step, Madrazo promises, candidates for every elective office in Mexico will be chosen "out in the daylight." He plans to replace old party hacks with bright young leaders, recently blocked an attempt by conservative P.R.I. office holders to scrap a constitutional provision restricting Congressmen to a single term. To infuse a "new mystique and a new militancy," Madrazo has set up three committees of distinguished citizens to advise P.R.I. on political, social and economic issues. "These groups," he says, "will be the tip of a bayonet pressing against our throats...
...city since the Bonus Marches in the early '30's, the leaders of the Washington Project were anxious to avoid the rage of a demonstration. The major emphasis was on a series of appointments with officials the State Department, the Administration, the Soviet Embassy, and more than 300 Congressmen to discuss their proposals...
...Washington's reaction to this novel student lobby amazed and disappointed the marchers. A few Congressmen reacted almost violently. Sen. John O. Pastore (D-R.I.) refused to see a delegation from the group, and told a CRIMSON reporter that Tocsin had been "carried off by cliches and slogans." He said solutions would come from "clear heads knowing all the facts, not by emotional outbursts." He claimed the demonstration had "questioned the ability of chosen leaders to make calm deliberate decisions." Rep. Chet Holifield (D-Calif.) told reporters the marchers were "full of bologna...
Waiting& Waiting. Race Horse quickly convinced the Selma pair that he knew of an after-hours spot suitable to their needs and took them in a taxi to the Anchor, a respectable-looking apartment building a mile away. In the building, Edwards told them, was "a club where Congressmen go," and he would need some cash for membership dues. Mayor Smitherman gave him some money, and Race Horse left the two Southerners after promising to return with the membership cards...