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...comeback was Long Island Democrat Allard Lowenstein, 47. He led the "Dump Johnson" movement in protest against the Viet Nam War in 1968 but lost his seat in 1970?and has been losing ever since. He was defeated by the same man who beat him in 1974: Republican John Wydler, 52, who described Lowenstein as "an ultralibeal, a constant loser and a notorious carpetbagger." Another comeback effort fell short in North Carolina, where former National League Pitcher Wilmer ("Vinegar Bend") Mizell, 45, a Republican Congressman from 1968 to 1974, was defeated again by Democrat Stephen L. Neal, 42, an heir...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The House: Spirited Still | 11/15/1976 | See Source »

...YORK. Second District-Incumbent Thomas Downey (D) v. Peter Co-halan (R-Conservative): Downey, 27. youngest member of Congress, is aging fast. Fifth District-Allard Lowenstein (D-Liberal) v. Incumbent John Wydler (R-Conservative): Lowenstein is a long-shot in this Republican stronghold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: A SPICY SET OF STATE RACES | 11/8/1976 | See Source »

Outside Distractions. "I think you have an obsession with secrecy, Mr. Webb," snapped Representative John W. Wydler of New York. Added Representative Ken Hechler of West Virginia: "I intend to be much more skeptical of NASA in the future, on this program and others...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Back to the Job | 5/19/1967 | See Source »

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