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Senate decorum erupts in House floor showdown
In a rare Senate clash, Lowell Weicker called John Heinz an idiot and devious, halting debate on a 13.9 billion supplemental bill. The dispute over a 6.35 million Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel loan sparked a confrontation, a rule-book dash, and a brief truce as leaders brokered a handshake. Weicker later corrected a slur claim about Colorado Fuel and Iron, noting ownership was by a New York corporation.
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Washington
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Lowell Weicker
John Heinz
Distinguished ’ League
Weicker
Connecticut
Heinz
Pennsylvania
Majority
Robert Byrd
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp