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Word: schweikered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1961-1961
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...House Office Buildings were warrens of chaos, as defeated Congressmen took their time about moving out and their successors queued up impatiently to move in. Last week 55 Congressmen-elect drew lots for new office suites (Pennsylvania Republican Dick Schweiker, drawing Lot No. 55, found there was no more space available, will have to wait until an office can be found). The quest for jobs on the Hill was becoming frantic. Surprisingly, many of the most anxious Capitol job seekers were Democrats: with 45 new Republican representatives, and only 18 new Democrats, a few secretaries of outgoing Democratic Congressmen were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Capital: Ring in the New | 1/6/1961 | See Source »

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