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GOP Leaders Seek Unity In Faces Of Rift
Washington Republicans push for unity in the fall campaign while Sen. Everett Dirksen resists compromise on open housing in the civil rights bill. Charles Percy leads Illinois ticket and backs housing provisions, while Dirksen urges no compromise and questions Katzenbach memo. He criticizes inflation and Viet Nam labeling, urging party discipline as inflation fears rise.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Charles Percy
Chicago
Percy
Johnson
Katzenbach
Dirksen
GOP
Senate
Paul H. Douglas
House
Gerald R. Ford
Viet Nam
Robert A. Taft
Truman
Ford