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...side of the ball. The Goldwater debacle undercut the party establishment, giving younger congressmen who had complained long and bitterly of their lack of influence in party councils an opportunity to change the leadership. On the argument that the party needed an appealing new image, they deposed bumbling Charlie Halleck of Indiana and elevated then 51-year-old Ford. But the victory was diluted only a few days later when the Republican congressmen ignored Ford's support of Peter F. B. Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, and voted to retain Leslie C. Arends of Illinois as minority whip. Ford, facing...
...Indiana, a poll released by the Democratic State Committee gave Representative Charles Halleck, 66, a former House Republican leader, 41%, against 38% for challenger Ralph McFadden, 33, a Church of the Brethren minister, with 21% still undecided...
Leverett might gain back some points in the running half of the House track meet Friday. Their strong squad includes all four members of last year's winning half-mile relay team. But Eliot sprinters led by Mike Halleck should run well, and Leverett's winning margin will probably be small...
...Judiciary Committee, where he compiled a solid record. He helped draft the 1964 civil rights bill, then labored as one of its four floor managers to get it passed. He was also a major force in getting the 1965 voting rights bill approved. Lindsay backed Indiana's Charles Halleck last January in his losing battle against Michigan's Gerry Ford to retain the House minority leader's post, hoping to strike a bargain that would open the way to key positions for his brand of liberal Republicans. Nevertheless, Ford has high respect...
Michigan's Gerald Ford has worked hard as the House Republican leader ever since he upset Indiana's garrulous Charlie Halleck for the job in January. But Ford has been edged out of the headlines consistently by such veteran press performers as his own Senate G.O.P. counterpart, Everett Dirksen, and the master of them all, Lyndon Johnson. Last week Ford got some notable newsprint at last-thanks, ironically, to the President himself...