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Rumford Appointment Sparks GOP House Feud Over Open Housing Chief
Black Republicans and California GOP lawmakers urge President Nixon to block William Byron Rumford’s move from FTC consultant to a possible commission chair role. The dispute exposes intra party tensions between conservatives and liberals and tests James E. Johnson and Chotiner as they weigh Rumford’s legacy as author of California’s open housing act.
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Caspar Weinberger
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Consumer Protection Bureau
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Republican Party
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George ‘Murphy
John G. Schmitz
James E. Johnson
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