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...Father Robert Drinan, onetime dean of the law school at the Jesuits' Boston College, is now a Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts' Third District with a 100% A.D.A. rating. He has irritated conservative Catholics with his stand on the Viet Nam War (vehemently opposed), tax credits for parochial schools (opposed), and abortion laws (opposed because he feels abortion is a moral, not a legal issue). Philadelphia's John Cardinal Krol has stated publicly that Drinan should resign from Congress...
Students had begun lining up for the 425 tickets allocated them the night before distribution, and many were turned away. Invited guests included John McCormack, the recently retired speaker of the House of Representatives, and Congressman Robert Drinan (D-Mass.), who reportedly told Meir he was her "Congressman...
...same men would be chosen as leaders. "Why? Because they are abler." Senator Ervin conceded that the system is bad in some respects, "but the only thing that is worse is every alternative that has ever been proposed for it." Such views were challenged by Massachusetts Congressman Robert Drinan, who charged that seniority and some other House rules produce "tyranny and tyrants." Arizona Congressman Morris Udall said wryly: "My God, this is the only institution on earth where you can lead a 'youth rebellion,' as I was accused of doing...
...Drinan, like most of his followers was pleased but not ecstatic about the victory In a telephone conversation with the Crimson three days after the election, he called the entire campaign "kind of an annoyance," "I mean, how can anyone dare to question my record? he asked jokingly. Obviously, most people didn...
...overcome three major handicaps. First, he was an unknown quantity to many people. The October 30 poll showed that one out of every four voters had no opinion of Linsky whatsoever. Second his stands on Vietnam, Israel abortion, women's rights, and other major issues were similar to Drinan's Thus, conservative Democrats whom Linsky hoped to attract, either staved with Drinan or voted for the Conservative candidate John I Collins Finally. Linsky campaigned as a Republican in the one state in the country which went to McGovern Stephen P. Crosby Linskys campaign manager commented after the election that there...