Tunney wins California seat in family backed bid
John Varick Tunney, 30, becomes the only Democrat to unseat an incumbent California Republican congressman Pat Minor Martin in a race sealed by the carpetbagger issue and opposition to Proposition 14. Tunney campaigned hard with help from his father former heavyweight champion Gene Tunney and received support from Ted Kennedy and Pat Kennedy Lawford.
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Senate to Resume Public Hearings on Baker Payoff Charge
Senate Rules Committee Chairman Jordan announced plans to resume public hearings in December into allegations that Bobby Baker was linked to a $25,000 payoff to the 1960 Kennedy Johnson campaign fund. He had postponed the inquiry until after the election due to campaign pressures.
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