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The usual comments about the demise of the Byrd Organization in Virginia were heard once again after the Democratic primary last summer and the general election this fall. The two symbols of the old order, Rep. Howard W. Smith, the House Rules Committee chairman, and Senator A. Willis Robertson lost...
The still-dominant Democrats also got a sorely needed transfusion. While such segregationist stalwarts as Arkansas' John McClellan, Georgia's Richard Russell, Louisiana's Allen Ellender and Mississippi's James Eastland were returned to the Senate with little or no opposition, a number of more progressive Democrats also won statewide...
In education Volpe's activities have been especially disappointing. His heavy-handed reductions in the budget of the University of Massachusetts Medical School have delayed the school's opening and indicated a lack of confidence in the institution which seems to be hampering faculty recruitment attempts. He similarly weakened many...
Furthermore, McCormack has offered some definite proposals for the next four years, something Volpe has not. Among these are a Department of Justice which would gather within one framework the state's far-flung legal offices and law enforcement agencies. He has also urged the complete implementation of the Willis...
MRS. WILLIS W. HOWARD