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DIED. John M. Ashbrook, 53, a conservative Republican Congressman from Ohio for 22 years; apparently of a heart attack; in Newark, Ohio. A former chairman of the American Conservative Union, he sometimes let his fierce rhetoric overshadow his personal charm. In 1972 he challenged President Nixon in four Republican primaries but never got more than 10% of the vote. After a string of victories in his district, Ashbrook was seeking his party's nomination for the Senate seat held by Democrat Howard Metzenbaum...
...Crimson infielders were also guilty of several lapses, but their gloves bailed Jakovic out of jams often enough to overshadow the eight miscues...
...Haig-Weinberger disputes overshadow their views in common...
...PEOPLE BEGIN TO read more and more of the fine print on the four-year contract they signed when they elected Ronald Reagan, opposition to the harsh policies of the former film star has predictably grown. The difficulties and failures of Reaganism, however, must not be permitted to overshadow what may prove to be this administration's one outstanding success--a fair, coherent and consistent policy of antitrust prosecution...
...furor over the condo issue tended to overshadow a few other interesting trends in last week's voting, trends that could be ascertained by watching the ballots pile up one after another in the pigeonholes reserved for each candidate. The most interesting developments included...