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Sparkman Colmer in Line for Key Committee Slots
In Washington AP two Southern conservatives look to take chairmanships from Robertson and Smith. Sen. Sparkman would lead the Senate Banking Committee housing subcommittee, while Rep. Colmer aims to chair the House Rules Committee, shaping post Kennedy era legislation and Southern strategy. The fall election outcome will influence who succeeds Smith and the banking panel’s direction on housing and redevelopment.
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John Chadwick
Rules Committee
Washington
A. Willis Robertson
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
John J. Sparkman
Alabama
Senate Banking Committee
Robertson
William M Colmer
Mississippi
Smith
House Rules Committee
Sparkman
Senate
House
Colmer
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Douglas
Savings and Loan Associations