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Politician Jabs and Tensions Highlight Missouri Floor Skirmishes
On the Missouri House floor Speaker James Godfrey calmed a packed gallery as reps collided in tempers and jabs. Rep Corley Thompson Jr. and Rep David Relwing clashed over a staged joke, Thompson slinging a King image over Washington on a dollar bill, a karate chop from Relwing knocking Thompson to the floor. Other moments noted include Morris Shenker's $48,000 payment to Sen Edward Long and banter between Sen Albert Spradling and Sen William Cason over a patronage payroll bill.
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