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Retiring lawmakers and revenue sharing critique in Congress
The piece notes a surge of new faces in the 98th Congress as six members died in office and 43 House members and five senators chose to step aside. It cites leaders like Bill Colmer John Byrnes Frank Bow and Page Belcher while urging unity amid Vietnam coverage and criticizing the federal revenue sharing bill for unfair state allocations and reduced taxpayer accountability. It also mentions Texas gains and Ranger player Al Thompson leading home runs in the Eastern League.
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House
Senate
House Rules Committee
Bill Colmer
John Byrnes
Ways and Means Committee
Frank Bow
House Appropriations Committee
Page Belcher
Oklahoma
Agriculture Committee
Vietnam
Congress
Ways and Means
Wilbur Mills
Preston Smith
Texas
New York