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Purcell Victory Sweet For Democratic Texas Candidate
Washington AP Texas Democrat Graham B. Purcell Jr. takes his seat in Congress amid praise for the Kennedy administration and two reservations about education and Social Security medical aid. He wins decisively over Joe Meissner, welcomed by Vice President Johnson and fellow Texans. Purcell describes his election as acceptance of the Kennedy Johnson administration in northern Texas. He will fill the seat of Frank Ikard, who left to lead the American Petroleum Institute. The House party stands 259 Democrats to 174 Republicans with four vacancies. Purcell expressed surprise at the welcome and recalled his rural roots as he and his family joined Johnson at Friendship Airport for the trip to the capital.
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