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O'Neill Wright lead House after tough vote race
In Washington the House elected Jim Wright of Texas as majority leader 148 to 147 over Phillip Burton. Thomas O'Neill of Massachusetts was nominated speaker by acclamation. The vote reshapes committee chair lines with Wright expected to head Public Works and Udall poised for Interior. Burton vows to seek the whip as O'Neill emphasizes ethics reform and job creation for the unemployed.
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Washington
Thomas P. O'Neill
Jim Wright
House
Wright
Texas
Congress
New York City
Abraham D Beame
Chicago
Richard Daley
O'Neill
Burton
Democrats
Richard Bolling
Missouri
John J McFall
California
McFall
Tongsun Park
Bolling
Thomas Foley
Dash
House Agriculture Committee
Foley
Shirley Chisholm
New York
House Public Works Committee
Harold Johnson
Interior
John F. Kennedy
Senate