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Black Will Try to Be Speaker
Rep. John Conyers of Detroit announces a bid to challenge Rep. Carl Albert for House speaker. Conyers aims to shift leadership away from conservative dominance and oppose Mississippi delegation seating amid the 92nd Congress turmoil. He leads a liberal bloc backing the Loyal Democrats of Mississippi issue and enfranchisement of regular Democrats ignored in 1970. The caucus plans to select new leaders. Albert is anticipated to become speaker after John McCormack retires.
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Washington
John Conyers
Detroit
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Conyers
Albert
Mississippi
William M. Colmer
Jamie Whitten
Thomas Gibernathy
G. V. Montgomery
Charles H. Griffin
John McCormack
D-Okla
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
O'Hara
Silk
Hays
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Boggs
Roger
Hale
Senate