House Republicans reelect leaders in calm session
In Washington Republicans chose John J Rhodes as leader Hubert Michiel as assistant and John B Anderson as conference chairman continuing GOP leadership while a Republican resides in the White House. Del Glawson won the policy committee post 71 to 68 over Lou Frey and Bill Frenzel defeated Marjorie Holt 77 to 3 for the research committee chair.
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Solons push ethics drive to clean up scandal image
Democrats in the new 96th Congress organize a broad ethics push amid sex scandal fallout and a probe into gifts. The six member caucus advances a gift cap of 100 per member per year and seeks faster House action. They strip the Joint Atomic Energy Committee of drafting power and appoint John Brademas as party whip. GOP leaders Hinde, Michel, and Anderson are named to top posts unopposed.
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GOP committee chair optimistic about party future
Mary Louise Smith says she is optimistic about the GOP's future despite losses and cautions against moving further to the right. She favors a center path with a technic al successor design, notes Reagan as potentially rightward, and says efforts to overturn election results are not our aim.
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